gunhilltrain
Multi-unit control
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We have a recent thread about this. There were a lot of examples given. I'd say that, unless one is being tongue-in-cheek, only the "muffle anger" reason holds true. If it's a government agency (the "Department of Corrections" example), they are being very serious about it.euphemisms exist to be entertaining, colorful, informative, humorous, or to muffle anger so yes, more syllables are going to be expended. I just think they're fun.