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David Marshall

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Jun 28, 2006, 5:11:12 PM6/28/06
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Which euphemism annoys you most? I'd like to nominate "pre-owned".

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stu...@durge.org

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Jul 1, 2006, 7:28:07 PM7/1/06
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David Marshall <da...@fof.durge.org> wrote:
> Which euphemism annoys you most? I'd like to nominate "pre-owned".

Worryingly, I'm in complete agrement. I dislike the term "pre-owned" intensely. It
implies that someone has done you a favour by owning the item first. "Second-hand"
or "used" would be far more appropriate.


Stuart.

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