This phrase you’re using is a racial slur

<p>When I first heard the phrase &ldquo;call a spade a spade&rdquo;, I imagined that this was somehow referring to spades, one of the suits of cards. But since then I have learned there is a different origin to this phrase. This phrase has harmful connotations with a racial slur. Most people use this phrase to simply mean to talk frankly about something or to call it as it is. But let&rsquo;s have a look at the history of this phrase to better understand what meanings it has taken on and why so many people still use it.</p> <p>One of its earliest usages comes from Nicolas Udall, who translated&nbsp;<em>Apophthegmatum opus</em>&nbsp;by Erasmus of Rotterdam. One line of the translation reads:</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/language-explained/this-phrase-youre-using-has-a-harmful-other-meaning-4a1427b26a14"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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