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femuse · 12-01-2004, 05:43 PM

:D

Is there a nicer exemple of a "euphemism" than: Leakage in assets ?

I heard this term last evening on the national news:

a company chosen by the US government to manage "oil money" for the Iraqui people have

"misplaced" $8.8 billion of said fund.

The use of words like "stole", "swiped", "looted" , "plundered", .... would not look good on their resume; so, somebody came up with the charming expression: "There was a leakage in assets" :D

12-01-2004, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
femuse Senior International Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 femuse is an unknown character at this point	Leakage in assets :D Is there a nicer exemple of a "euphemism" than: Leakage in assets ? I heard this term last evening on the national news: a company chosen by the US government to manage "oil money" for the Iraqui people have "misplaced" $8.8 billion of said fund. The use of words like *"stole", "swiped", "looted" , "plundered*", .... would not look good on their resume; so, somebody came up with the charming expression: "There was a leakage in assets" :D
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