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		tsimionescu on Dec 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initi... The comedy of this list is perfected by them banning the use of the phrase "calling a spade a spade".

CoastalCoder on Dec 20, 2022 [–]

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[0] https://grammarist.com/idiom/call-a-spade-a-spade

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