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from elsejournal (with apologies for briefly identifying the source, 'cos it was flocked)

ok, it's a meme, but (with the proviso of one typo I noticed) the questions are lovely, and I can't much complain about the result either :)

( badass apotheosis )

Vile euphemisms of our time

• "*" awareness (where "*" is "disability" or, especially, "autism" dkmnow)


• "choice" (ccomley)


• chopped and shaped (inspired by easterbunny)


• compassionate conservatism (burkesworks)


• ethnic cleansing


• family friendly (minkboylove)


• extraordinary rendition


• for your convenience = "for our convenience" (etrigan)


• illegal combatant (landsmand)


• modernisation (as a synonym for "evisceration")


• right-sizing (mr_tom)


• security contractors (as euphemism for mercenaries dkmnow)


• total quality management (landsmand)


• user involvement (drpete)


• war on terror (dkmnow)

Any more for any more?