Euphemism (thing)

• You're Fired!
  
  1. American: Downsized
     
  2. British: Declared redundant
     
  3. Canadian: Made surplus
     

• Garbage Collector = Sanitation Engineer

• Passed on = died

If you use a lot of euphemisms, people will begin to think you're being evasive.

_{Node your notes: from my speech class.}