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Capitonym

by sleepyshift on 8/7/22, 6:38 PM with 1 comments

  • by sacrosanct on 8/7/22, 7:00 PM

    > Cancer: a constellation and astrological sign, or a genus of crab

    Also people don't say cancer the disease, they call it The Big C, or The C Word. This just stigmatizes it and makes it seem like a dirty word IMHO.