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Is there anything good in Hexbear?
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Historical usage informs modern usage. There are still people very negatively affected by outdated concepts that have carried through into modern language.
Like women being associated with the word "hysterical" based on the idea that "hysteria" was a "wandering uterus" and caused behavioural problems. That idea is first found four thousand years ago in ancient Egyptian documents - yet still has influence on our language and thinking today.
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