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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread freedom is slavery #117822 12/18/03 12:56 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk D dodyskin addict dodyskin addict D Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk Some examples of doublespeak, with etymologies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak collateral damage? gosh darn that phrase has whipped up some ire online, my favourite however, is the changing of war to defense http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/drlang008.html http://www.riprense.com/collateral_lingo_damage.htm http://carmen.artsci.washington.edu/propaganda/bland.htm **edit** SO has just suggested the fiendish changing of buy to own. Sneaky b******s Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eu?phemism wsieber 12/17/03 09:50 AM Re: Eu?phemism Jackie 12/17/03 02:09 PM Re: Eu?phemism maverick 12/17/03 02:19 PM Re: Eu?phemism grapho 12/21/03 11:25 PM Re: Cross-examine Faldage 12/22/03 01:02 AM Re: Cross-examine grapho 12/22/03 03:00 PM Re: Cross-examine Faldage 12/22/03 03:22 PM Re: Cross-examine grapho 12/22/03 11:18 PM Re: Cross-examine Faldage 12/23/03 12:37 AM Re: Cross-examine maverick 12/31/03 01:56 AM Re: Cross-examine Faldage 12/31/03 01:04 PM Re: Cross-examine wow 12/31/03 03:39 PM Re: Cross-examine maverick 01/04/04 10:44 PM Re: Cross-examine sjmaxq 01/04/04 10:53 PM Re: Cross-examine Zed 12/24/03 12:49 AM (an aside) AnnaStrophic 12/17/03 02:44 PM Re: (an aside) sjmaxq 12/17/03 02:49 PM Re: (an aside) Zed 12/17/03 11:28 PM freedom is slavery dodyskin 12/18/03 12:56 PM Re: freedom is slavery Buffalo Shrdlu 12/18/03 01:11 PM Re: freedom is slavery Capfka 12/19/03 10:08 PM Re: CIA on Peace Faldage 12/19/03 11:31 PM Re: CIA on Peace Jackie 12/20/03 02:08 PM Re: CIA on Peace Buffalo Shrdlu 12/20/03 02:18 PM Re: CIA on Peace wwh 12/20/03 02:30 PM Re: CIA on Peace Faldage 12/20/03 10:47 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 751 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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