“Niggardly.” Go on, I dare you. Say it. Savor those syllables. Let your tongue caress those consonants. If you’re black and reading this, you may well have just laughed, smiled knowingly ...

A viral clip of Bernie Sanders using the word “niggardly” at a 1986 debate has been making the rounds ahead of the South Carolina Democratic primary. But it deserves some context.

The two sanctioned workers told investigators the word was “niggardly.” That word, meaning miserly, is of Scandinavian origin and has nothing to do with race, says an attorney for one of the ...

Using "niggardly" these days might be ill-advised—it's technically innocent, but it does snag the ear and distracts from clear communication, which is the whole point of careful word choice ...

Our own "niggardly" foofarahRemember a few years back, when a white aide to the then-mayor of Washington, DC, got canned for using the word "niggardly" in a budget briefing? A couple of African ...

My reference for using the word “niggardly”, as asked for by Revel Barker (TMIS, 16 September) is The Atlantic Monthly (issue of July, August or September 2007 – I am not sure which). I do ...

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Niggardly proposal Sir – Nicholas Lawrence recommends abolishing the apostrophe (Letters, September 15).

Niggardly proposal Sir – Nicholas Lawrence recommends abolishing the apostrophe (Letters, September 15).

IT was in Australia's interest to have a stable Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced yesterday in Colombo. Just what the Australian cricket team didn't need - a directive from the ...