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| | |<big>''Words to watch:'' '''... passed away, gave his life, eternal rest, make love, an issue with, collateral damage, living with cancer, ...'''</big> | ||
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The word ''died'' is neutral and accurate; avoid [[Wikipedia:Euphemism|euphemisms]] such as ''passed away''. Likewise, ''have sex'' is neutral; the euphemism ''make love'' is presumptuous. Some words that are proper in many contexts also have euphemistic senses that should be avoided: do not use ''issue'' for ''problem'' or ''dispute''; ''[[Wikipedia:Civilian casualties|civilian casualties]]'' should not be masked as ''[[Wikipedia:Collateral damage|collateral damage]]''. | The word ''died'' is neutral and accurate; avoid [[Wikipedia:Euphemism|euphemisms]] such as ''passed away''. Likewise, ''have sex'' is neutral; the euphemism ''make love'' is presumptuous. Some words that are proper in many contexts also have euphemistic senses that should be avoided: do not use ''issue'' for ''problem'' or ''dispute''; ''[[Wikipedia:Civilian casualties|civilian casualties]]'' should not be masked as ''[[Wikipedia:Collateral damage|collateral damage]]''. | ||