In 1858 a patron of my relative’s bar was killed in an altercation with a tenant who lived in an apartment next door. For years, I referred to the incident as a “murder.” The reference to the incident was inaccurate. \u00a0I should have referred to it as a “killing,” a “shooting,” or something similar.<\/p>\n
Are you using the right word when referring to something?<\/p>\n
Are you using a word that may be conveying a message that’s not entirely accurate?<\/p>\n
And I actually need to review what charges were brought up against the shooter. Just because a newspaper called it murder does not mean that a court did.<\/p>\n
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