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Euphemism question.

 
 
dafq
 
Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 02:23 pm
Canadian fighter-bombers participated in an airstrike in Iraq yesterday. Four smart munitions were expended. Iraqi reports suggest that there was some collateral damage.

Identify 2 euphemisms and tell what for they are.
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chai2
 
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Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 02:38 pm
@dafq,
Why?
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contrex
 
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Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 03:49 pm
1. Four smart munitions were expended
Euphemism for "four bombs were dropped"

2. collateral damage
Innocent civilians killed or injured.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 04:13 pm
@contrex,
Con beat me to it
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chai2
 
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Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 06:31 pm
@contrex,
contrex wrote:

1. Four smart munitions were expended
Euphemism for "four bombs were dropped"

2. collateral damage
Innocent civilians killed or injured.



I am so curious what the OP thought the euphemisms were.

I mean, what else could they be?

Sunday night homework.
InfraBlue
 
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Reply Sun 16 Oct, 2016 07:17 pm
@chai2,
It's probably for political science class.
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