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Examples Of Doublespeak
Doublespeak is used to be deliberately unclear. It is changing the word to sound less negative.
Example you hear on TV would be using “senior citizen” instead of “old person”, being more polite. It is often used to be politically correct in business and politics. (Examples of Doublespeak, 2016) When I am not progressing well with my project, my excuse would be I am “being held back” by other reasons.
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