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To: keats5

Well, now the word "gay" enters the Pantheon of words one cannot say in America because of the pussification of the nation.

Have you noticed that the word "problem" has just about disappeared(except when you thank someone, the almost universal answer is "no problem" instead of "you're welcome")? "Problem" has now been transformed into the word "issue."

Everyone knows what a "problem" is, but "issue" can mean lots of things.

So, why is the word "problem" avoided at all costs?

Ugh.


28 posted on 03/01/2007 5:42:57 AM PST by RexBeach
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To: RexBeach
(except when you thank someone, the almost universal answer is "no problem" instead of "you're welcome")?

Because there are no problems, only challenges.

This "no problem" thing is a pet peeve of mine especially in a restaurant or other service setting, where it's usually uttered by some slack-jawed 15 year old who's thought processes have been shorted out by puberty. I want to say "I'm glad I'm not a problem for you." It's a far cry from letting me know I'm welcome to their service, for appropriate remuneration of course.

32 posted on 03/01/2007 5:46:26 AM PST by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: RexBeach

No such thing as a "problem."

We have "issues, concerns and opportunities for improvement."


Thank you corporate America. :-)


34 posted on 03/01/2007 5:47:30 AM PST by gate2wire
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To: RexBeach
So, why is the word "problem" avoided at all costs?

Sounds like you have an issue! ;-P

A problem is something that is wrong - something to be solved. An issue, on the other hand, is something that must be dealt with - and that may actually mean that it must be accepted.

Therefore, all problems became issues - so the person who notices the problem can be forced to accept the situation.

39 posted on 03/01/2007 5:54:45 AM PST by MortMan (Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.)
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To: RexBeach

Youse gotta problem wid dat?


99 posted on 03/01/2007 7:21:27 AM PST by LexBaird (98% satisfaction guaranteed. There's just no pleasing some people.)
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