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Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××××.org> writes: |
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> It's another euphemism progress, like water-closet > lavatory > bathroom > |
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> rest-room etc. (I've probably missed some links in that chain). Someone |
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> dislikes an aspect of the original word - "fault" in this case - and |
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> euphemises it to "problem", then that becomes tainted with the original |
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> association and it gets downgraded again to "issue". Anyone want to |
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> speculate what will come next? |
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It already has. I have heard bugs and unexpected behaviour referred to |
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as 'features'. |
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