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"Anchor Baby": When a Dictionary Definition Makes a Political Statement

By Viviana Hurtado | 12/13/2011 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Millions of words roll off our tongues every day. We often times don’t think about the power of words, specifically the legitimacy we give a political position or social statement with the terms we choose to use. That is, until a scandal breaks.

Exhibit A: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language added “anchor baby,” along with 10,000...