If they are interested in changing, why do they continue to call themselves the Ku Klux Klan? In one case a man who stood very high in the Johnson City Klan was talking with me about a public demonstration. Some of them were valuable pieces of documentary evidence to sustain the case made against the Klan by the World. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! Search only containers. Search titles only. Search Advanced search….
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Thread starter Lord Crow Start date Jul 31, Status Not open for further replies. Lord Crow New Member usa. A particularly energetic individual is maintaining at great length that the word "Klan" is not a negative connotation of the word "clan" and he demands to be shown any concrete proof of such.
We have already shown him the very origins of the word Klan from clan but he insists he is correct as we can provide no dictionary that lists it as such. Any ideas on how to end this silly squabble that has went on for days? Hi Lord Crow, Welcome to the Forums! A simple perusal of most dictionaries, online and in print should be sufficient evidence. There is no alternative spelling for "clan. I'm not sure where your friend is from, but I would challenge him to the following: a provide proof that Klan is a suitable spelling in English for the word clan; b provide proof that Klan does NOT have negative implications; c use the word - and its spelling - around those who have been victimized by the Klan's actions.
I'm certain he would get the message then. Welcome to the forums Lord Crow. I doubt that you will be able to convince such a person and what is the point.
KuKluxKlan is the only way I am aware that klan is used and it is not possible to be much more negative than that. No, I'm sorry. Apparently I have not communicated my position well.
A gentleman intentionally referred to a group of our posters as a "clan" in the midst of a heated discussion involving race. It was clear he meant to imply the hurtful homophone "Klan" yet he is attempting to escape by saying "clan" is not a negative connotation of "Klan" and that we should have made no such inferrence. So, are we correct to say "Klan" is a negative connotation when someone uses "clan" in the context of labelling a group of people in a discussion on race or are we being over-sensitive?
That's more interesting. I would say that in general, the use of the word "clan" in an everyday context does not carry negative implications. God is love - not hate. If there is one country that knows about clans, then it's mine. Clans, and belonging to them, still has a place in Scottish life, but now, thankfully, only from a heritage point of view.
Long gone are the days when clans fought against each other over territorial rights or to settle old scores. I can claim total belonging to "my clan" - the Grants, and can legitimately wear the clan tartan, which I do but not on an everyday basis.
Actually the last time I wore my kilt was at my stepfather's civic service last year he's a local councillor and practically all the males wore the tartan. I'm not really one of those blokes who loves to strut down Princes Street on a Saturday afternoon and revels in being photographed by foreign tourists. It means sticking closely to a group you strongly associate with rather than being more outgoing and sociably accessible. Not a very nice trait really in everyday life.
As for the Ku Klux Klan - from what I read up about them, they seem little different from Al Quaeda or any other organisation seeking to harm other human beings for whatever reason. He could be luring you to a nasty end. Uriel Sun Jun 11, am GMT I would think this is a joke, too, but here are your answers, Pedro -- Clan is an English word meaning a group of close-knit families, as you say.
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