Oxfam came under fire last night for issuing a bizarre 'inclusive' language guide to staff. The 92-page report warns against 'colonial' phrases such as 'headquarters', suggests 'local' may be offensive and says 'people' could be patriarchal. 'This guide aims to support people who have to work and communicate in the English language as part of this colonial legacy. Lee Monks, of the Plain English Campaign, said: 'Oxfam themselves say, by way of announcing their new guide, that words matter. Sometimes 'Deaf' is capitalised to refer to people who have been deaf their whole lives, and who use sign language as a first language.

Source: Daily Nation March 17, 2023 01:07 UTC