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  2. Coprolalia - Wikipedia

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    Coprolalia in signing individuals is characterized by uncontrollable fingerspelling of obscene and inappropriate words and phrases, the production of intercourse related signs, flicking middle fingers, or compulsive repetition of signs. [35] TS is extremely understudied in the deaf community, often being misdiagnosed as schizophrenia.

  3. Antibiotic misuse - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, the CDC published a report concerning the issue and updating the public on the effectiveness of past policy. This report, titled Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 , indicated which pathogens posed the greatest threat of resistance, and highlighted the importance of infection prevention, providing recommendations ...

  4. United States free speech exceptions - Wikipedia

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    The government is not permitted to fire an employee based on the employee's speech if three criteria are met: the speech addresses a matter of public concern; the speech is not made pursuant to the employee's job duties, but rather the speech is made in the employee's capacity as a citizen; [47] and the damage inflicted on the government by the ...

  5. Inappropriateness - Wikipedia

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    Synonyms of inappropriate include improper, unfitting, unsuitable [3] and indecent. Although social ills are usually outlawed in wider society, there are many examples wherein various jurisdictions give their inhabitants full discretion over certain aspects of their lives so they can police themselves without any intrusiveness . [ 4 ]

  6. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [ 1 ] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations.

  7. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation e.g. stands for the Latin exempli gratiā "for example", and should be used when the example(s) given are just one or a few of many. The abbreviation i.e. stands for the Latin id est "that is", and is used to give the only example(s) or to otherwise qualify the statement just made.

  8. Groping - Wikipedia

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    Groping is a form of sexual assault involving the intentional inappropriate touching of another person commonly without their consent. [1] The term generally has a negative connotation in many societies [2] Touching a consenting person's body during sexual activity, a massage, or a medical examination is not usually considered groping, though the term is sometimes used to include clumsy ...

  9. Public Health Act 1936 - Wikipedia

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    In section 9(1), the words "port health district, or a" were repealed by section 78(b) of, and Schedule 3 to the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. In section 9(2), the words "the port health authority or" were repealed by section 78(b) of, and Schedule 3 to the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.