https://freerepublic.com/tag/politicllycorrect/ en-us Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:53:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526053/posts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 2005, some people wanted the word "brainstorming" replaced by "thought shower" so as not to offend people with brain disorders, and they also wanted "deferred success" to replace "failure" so as not to embarrass those who don't succeed. Both phrases appear on a tongue-in-cheek list released on Thursday of the year's most politically correct words and phrases issued by Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that monitors language use. The phrase that topped this year's list was "misguided criminals," one of several terms the British Broadcasting Corporation used so as not to use the word... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526053/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2005 14:53:52 GMT