I am not as sanguine as Safire, and believe that using the word will always carry some slight  It may be wielded as a slur and received as a compliment, or vice versa.
I don't believe that using the word will carry any slight.
mnli hypothesis: I don't believe that using the word will carry any slight. premise: I am not as sanguine as Safire, and believe that using the word will always carry some slight  It may be wielded as a slur and received as a compliment, or vice versa.