They were exactly right, though. Haven't any of the critics read, for example, Sherlock Holmes? The "Baker Street Irregulars" are described as 'street arabs', meaning homeless beggars. It is perhaps archaic now, but that doesn't change the history of the word. What next, are the going to demand the word be deleted from literary works?
They were exactly right, though. Haven't any of the critics read, for example, Sherlock Holmes? The "Baker Street Irregulars" are described as 'street arabs', meaning homeless beggars. It is perhaps archaic now, but that doesn't change the history of the word. What next, are the going to demand the word be deleted from literary works?
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