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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread sic transit gloria euphemism #72063 06/05/2002 6:47 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Backward countries, which became undeveloped countries, which became underdeveloped countries, which became less-developed countries, which became developing countries, are now to be known as low-income countries under stress, according to the World Bank. Any thoughts or examples of the prgressive march of euphemism or of the politically correct terminology? (from milum, for example) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sic transit gloria euphemism #72064 06/06/2002 1:18 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA I'm reminded of the famous question/answer of a reporter to Ghandi: "Mr. Ghandi, what do you think of Western civilization?" Ghandi" "I think it would be a good idea." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sic transit gloria euphemism #72065 06/06/2002 6:58 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus alexis member alexis member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus well, apparently the old term ESL (English as a Second Language) has now been replaced - at least in Aus - by CALD (Culturally & Liguistically Diverse), which to me is nowhere near the same thing... after all, you could and should say that Britain is CALD, but many/most wouldn't fit the ESL criteria... alexis Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Post deleted by archedbrow #72066 06/06/2002 11:46 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9 archedbrow stranger archedbrow stranger Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sic transit gloria euphemism #72067 06/06/2002 2:11 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Good morning, archedbrow. "Milum" is a poster on this board who, I'd bet, would have something characteristically informative and amusing to say on the subject. http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=58672 exemplifies his jaw-dropping creativity. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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