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  • Essay / Something in the English language should be given...

    Jesus MartinezLiving in a world where the slightest misuse of words can cause someone to feel offended; the use of certain words must be limited to a simple meaning. In the plays, the main argument used was that people didn't like the use of certain words, which caused few writers to feel offended. By simplifying meanings or limiting words to have a specific meaning, the English language would be more easily accepted by people belonging to different aspects of the language. Sometimes the confusion begins when the use of a common word is given a new definition. While one writer, Ray Magliozzi (the host of the award-winning show Car Talk) doesn't like the use of the word "big" to replace "small" at Starbucks. Magliozzi describes Starbucks as "the mafia of big and small" and is unhappy with the way they describe cup sizes for drinks. Magliozzi says: “As good as their coffee is, they have unnecessarily complicated my life and probably everyone else's too. » This phrase is used to describe how describing cup sizes makes life difficult for people who want to...