Summary Of Kathleen Parker's 'So We Re Banning Words Now?'
Columnist Response #2
Kathleen Parker’s op-ed, “So we’re banning words now? Here’s my list,” published December 19th, asserts that it is absurd for the government to ban words that are simply discomforting. Parker achieves this by giving a background on the recent banning of seven words by the US government and then offers her own list of words which she has has a problem with to show the ridiculous nature of trying to ban words. This op-ed argues that the government cannot ban words and that usage of “new” words in today’s society is detracting from the written English language. Parker achieves this with through a sarcastic tone targeted at a politically moderate, young adult, audience.
Parker employs a sarcastic tone throughout the article
Kathleen Parker’s op-ed, “So we’re banning words now? Here’s my list,” published December 19th, asserts that it is absurd for the government to ban words that are simply discomforting. Parker achieves this by giving a background on the recent banning of seven words by the US government and then offers her own list of words which she has has a problem with to show the ridiculous nature of trying to ban words. This op-ed argues that the government cannot ban words and that usage of “new” words in today’s society is detracting from the written English language. Parker achieves this with through a sarcastic tone targeted at a politically moderate, young adult, audience.
Parker employs a sarcastic tone throughout the article