Randall Kennedy
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I said, well, gosh, I wish you had told me this earlier.
Does this mean then that you're never going to pronounce fully the title of my book?
And she said, that's right.
And I had to make a choice right then and there.
Am I going to go on or am I not?
I went on.
And I abided by the station's rules.
And, you know, fine, we had a perfectly fine conversation.
And, you know, there is a place for euphemism.
The American language is a very supple language.
There are lots of words that one can use.
I do not get angry with people who don't, you know, they say as a matter of principle they're not going to use the word fine.
I'm willing to, I understand where they're coming from.
And often I will defer to their wishes.
All I say is I want people to understand where I'm coming from.
I'm not just using this word willy-nilly.
There's a pedagogical reason.
There is a reason for why I'm saying what I'm saying.
There is a reason why I use the word.
Yes.