Professor Is At Center Of Controversy Over Chinese Word That Sounded Like Racial Slur :... - 3 views
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Lara Cowell on 08 Jan 21A USC professor of Communications unexpectedly found himself at the center of controversy when he used the Chinese phrase "那个" (neige= literally "that"= the Chinese equivalent of the English "um") to illustrate the concept of "filler words." A letter to the USC administration, signed "Black MBA candidates class of 2022" decried the use of the word, because it sounded too close to the n-word for comfort.