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Re: Even language is inherently heightist.
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Think about the following phrases in English.
- “To look up to someone” - To admire someone, this person sets the standard
- “To look down on someone” - To deem someone inferior
- “Punching up” - To take on a challenge greater than oneself
- “Punching down” - To pick on those lesser than oneself
- “To be above something/someone” - Being too good for a certain task/person
- “He is beneath me” - I will not reduce myself to his standard
- “To lower oneself” - To exhibit morally inferior behavior
- “Taking the high road” - Walking the path of honor
- “Taking the low road” - Taking the dishonorable path
- “To rise above” - Exceeding expectations, overcoming challenges
- “To fall short” - Not meeting expectations, failing, not being enough
- “Short-changing someone” - Not giving someone back enough money
- Short position (trading) - Expecting something will lose value
- Long position (trading - Expecting something will gain value
- “Lick up, kick down” - Glaze your superiors, haze your inferiors
- “Walking tall” - Walking with pride and dignity
- “Standing tall” - Standing with pride and dignity
- “Being the bigger man” - Exhibiting more honor and virtue than your opponent
- “The little guy” (politics) - The common people, those without power in society
- “Standing on the shoulders of giants” - Relying on the achievements of great predecessors
- “To be head and shoulders above” - Being significantly better than
- “To be dwarfed by” - Having either your size or your achievements eclipsed
- “Belittling someone” - Making someone out to be/feel lesser
- “Upgrade” - Improvement
- “Downgrade” - Deterioration
Those are the ones that come to mind at the moment. Feel free to add to this list.
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Re: Men don't deal with body image issues according to her.
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