A facilitator was presenting a session on leadership to the security and administration staff of a California woman’s prison. In order to get the attention of the group after breaks and sub-group discussions, the facilitator suggested using an old wagon train technique of raising the hand and shouting “Ho!” The group gave a non-verbal indication that showed some uneasiness. The facilitator inquired as to their concern and discovered that in a woman’s prison the word “ho” was slang for “whore”. Needless to say, shouting “Ho!” would NOT be appropriate in this setting!