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Xachariah comments on 2013 Census/Survey: call for changes and additions - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Xachariah 15 November 2013 01:18:16AM 2 points [-]

I normally understand the LW use of 'taboo'.

It's just that 'taboo sex' brings up its own meaning/mental image faster.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 November 2013 01:56:52AM 1 point [-]

I'm similarly peeved by words used with non-literal meanings in contexts that prime the literal meaning.

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