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Title: The White House...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 27 July 2022, 22:00:23

Redefining words since Bill Clinton... (https://youtu.be/dlHK2vPuF0Y)  ;D

Title: Re: The White House...
Post by: Viral_Jim on 27 July 2022, 22:30:16

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/27/instagram-posts/no-white-house-didnt-change-definition-recession/ (https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/27/instagram-posts/no-white-house-didnt-change-definition-recession/)

Title: Re: The White House...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 28 July 2022, 03:36:09

Dozens of economists?  ;D

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A recession is a decline in economic activity that lasts for two quarters or a year.

From Collins English Dictionary.

Seeing as all the social media type platforms have suddenly switched to the 'agreeable/body positive' version  ::)

Title: Re: The White House...
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 28 July 2022, 13:45:02

Orwell was all over the redefinition of words/sayings/slogans in both 1984 and Animal Farm.

We see it today especially with gender and sex.

The definition if the word woman is 'adult human female' some, mainly from the left, want to change this to 'a person of any sex or gender who identify as a woman'.......F*uck that. >:(

I reread 1984 recently and although much of it is dated you can see that Orwell was ahead of his time. :y