So the new owners of Wordle are banning anything they think might be inflammatory (“wench”) or deem “obscure”.
Revisions to Wordle’s database have resulted in the sudden omission of many words, some seemingly falling victim because of their British spelling such as “fibre”. Without explanation, some obscure words have also been cut, such as “agora” – used to describe a gathering place in Ancient Greece – and “pupal”, a stage of development for post-larval insects.
Words associated with racism such as “slave” and “lynch” will no longer feature in the game. The word “wench”, used by some to describe sexual promiscuity, has also been removed
Whatever is wrong with “serving wenches” ?
Ah well, dumbing down I suppose.
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