Posted by David Chorley on March 26, 2002 at 14:44:08 from 206.230.48.254:
In Reply to: N-word was Re: Colonialism in S&As posted by Adam Quinan on March 25, 2002 at 17:56:00:
Adam Quinan unwittingly uses "beyond the Pale" which is a colonial expression of the English in Ireland describing the limits of (English) civilisation... perhaps he was not using it unwittingly... perhaps he was being ironic and subtle....
David