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Throughout history speakers of the English language have struggled with representing their ideas and thoughts clearly and accurately. Many find it challenging, at times, to write down what they mean in a manner that makes sense to anyone but themselves. Politicians seem to have the opposite problem; their ideas are too clear and the general public understands them. Politicians often want to use confusing words and phrases to disguise the true meaning. Whether they are discussing an event, which represents their administration negatively, or simply hiding the truth about where tax money is going. William D. Lutz in his article "The World of Doublespeak" points out several excellent examples of political euphemisms, "in 1984 the US State Department announced that it would no longer use the word "killing" in its annual report on the status of human rights in countries around the world. Instead, it would use the phrase "unlawful or arbitrary deprivation of life." Is that a grotesque......

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