English, democracy, diplomacy: politically correct ways to describe deception
Tutoring English, I love colorful phrases. The tutor shares a great one he noticed, with some commentary.
Era | Diplomatic Description of Deceit |
---|---|
90s | creativity w/ facts |
20teens | reality distortion field1 |
Nowadays, it seems, diplomacy is everything. The reason? I’d say it’s because democracy continues to grow. Even the truth, it seems, is “whatever people want it to be.”
In such a context, one must phrase a suggestion that the whole truth is lacking, in a creative, appealing way. After all, speaking from within a “reality distortion field,” the provider of the “incomplete truth” really isn’t responsible. Right?
HTH:)
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Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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