Can't wait

The Gorse Fox cannot wait for the latest guide from Arun DC. It appears, according to The Telegraph, that neighbouring Chichester District Council have published a document, which is distributed to all staff and council members, but is not a rulebook but rather a guide to help staff and members find the correct words.

Oh sorry, did the Gorse Fox not explain - it's the latest directory of PC Speak. Phrases that are now considered offensive:

The man in the street
Manning the switchboard
Old woman
Old fool
Old codger

Pah!

Political Correctness is a cancer gnawing at the heart of the English language. The Gorse Fox will not be assimilated. Treat everyone(*) with respect and use the English language as it was meant to be used. If someone is old and female she is an old woman. If someone is hung up on political correctness they are an old fool.

If Arun DC publish something in a similar vein the Gorse Fox will complain at the waste of his Council Tax.

(*)Except the people that have so little intellect and so little to fill their lives that they worry about Politically Correct phraseology.