>Is there linguistic term to describe the "sanitization" of policy by >substituting a neutral term for an odious one, as in the case of >replacing _regime change_ for _coup d'etat_ ? > >Regards, >David What did Orwell call it? Newspeak? In Bushtalk, "regime change" seems to mean /assassination/, primarily, and /coup d'etat/ only as a second choice. A. Murie