‘Language’ is the way we communicate with each other; it’s the spoken, signed, and written words we use to express what we want, how we feel, who we love; it’s the way we convey our attitudes, beliefs, and values. Children learn about language in simple ways. Some words are ‘good’, others are ‘bad’; some are kind or complimentary, others are rude or hurt people’s feelings. To adults, of course, the world is much more complicated than that. And yet, we still grapple with questions all the time about whether it is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ to say certain things....