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'Millennials': Be Careful How We Use This Label

The Wall Street Journal announced that it would consider how it uses the term "millennial." Linguist Ben Zimmer weighs in on whether this term has painted a whole generation with too broad a brush.
According to a new note on <em>The</em> <em>Wall Street Journal's</em> style book, much of its coverage painted millennials with a broad and sometimes insulting brush.

Millennials.

With crippling student debt and their love for avocado toast, some crotchety rich people think millennials are ruining everything.

But are millennials deserving of the bad rap they get?

The Wall Street Journal issued a earlier this week, suggesting the publication not write about millennials with such disdain.

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