US academic is suspended for using the Chinese word for 'um' because it sounded like a racial slur 

Professor Greg Patton was lecturing on use of 'filler words' at the University of Southern California when he mentioned Chinese expression 'neige'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8701505/US-academic-suspended-using-Chinese-word-um-sounded-like-racial-slur.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490