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“I Almost Held My Boss Down”: When You Say One Thing and They Hear Porn
Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect
Tymur Levitin
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03.01.2026
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3 min read
“I Almost Held My Boss Down”: When You Say One Thing and They Hear Porn
Language doesn’t just describe. It acts.And if you don’t know what kind of action your words trigger — you’re not speaking a language. You’re walking into a trap. Let me tell you a story. It didn’t really happen. Or maybe it did. It happens often enough for me to turn it into a fictional example […]
Tymur Levitin
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