Reply #63: Ummm....Bill....the term "homocide"...

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is WIDELY considered to be a slur against gays. It's pronounced "HO-MO-side".

If you're talking about people intentionally killing people without insinuating that it was a homosexual lover's dispute, the term is "homicide". It's pronounced "ho-mi-SIDE

A single letter can make a TREMENDOUS difference. You're familiar with the country of Niger, right? If you misspell it by adding another "g" in the middle, you end up with a particularly nasty racial epithet.

Now if somebody was talking about goint to Africa on a safari, and when asked where in Africa they were going, responded by saying "I'm going to (N-word)", giving them the benefit of the doubt, I'd assume that they were just ignorant as hell, and immediately correct their pronunciation, having them just include one "g". If, after I said that, they continued using (n-word) improperly, after they'd been TOLD of their error, I'd have to assume that they were just a typical racist asshole, since they now knew better.

I don't think you're being DELIBERATELY anti-gay, but you've been informed of the difference, and the nature of your misspelling. I'ts "homicide", NOT "homocide". Get it?????