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<blockquote data-quote="sally and james" data-source="post: 1000906" data-attributes="member: 93504"><p>I agree with the OP. There is something I don't quite like about the phrase, "you're a diabetic" as if it tells me everything about a person. It makes me think of "you're a leper", as opposed to , "I'm terribly sorry, but you have leprosy, but we can cure it". </p><p>Yes, I know it doesn't matter, but there have been lots of words in common use (which I can't repeat here), which we just don't use any more, because they are regarded as insensitive and offensive.</p><p>Sally</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sally and james, post: 1000906, member: 93504"] I agree with the OP. There is something I don't quite like about the phrase, "you're a diabetic" as if it tells me everything about a person. It makes me think of "you're a leper", as opposed to , "I'm terribly sorry, but you have leprosy, but we can cure it". Yes, I know it doesn't matter, but there have been lots of words in common use (which I can't repeat here), which we just don't use any more, because they are regarded as insensitive and offensive. Sally [/QUOTE]
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