I do understand the difference people mean when they say it these days BUT does that mean another *N* word could be used, because the 'meaning' is different. I think not


Drives me bonkers - simply becaue people clearly have no idea what it means or is if they use it in such context.
And it isn't just an Australian thing.

As for teh *other* "N" word - I have no qualms using the word to people that choose to use it themselves to describe their own kind - it makes me sick. They are the only people I know of that degrade themselves by using a word they themselves term as offensive. POs me no end.