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Yes, it’s as dumb as that:

A “SOCIAL media strategist” for a school in Utah has been sacked after writing a blog post explaining what a homophone was.

Tim Torkildson, the former employee at the Nomen Global Language Center, said he was removed from his role as head of social media because his boss believed that his post about homophones might give off the impression that the school promoted homosexuality.

It feels like a cheap shot to mention that Nomen Global is in the business of teaching English.