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A comment on George Carlin's "Soft Language". Parent comment

Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language" by tenebrisalietum on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:09AM (#37975057)
"Previously owned automobiles" just got shortened to "pre-owned" and that's all over the place today, and I daresay it's seeped into things other than cars.
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Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language" by GartzenDeHaes on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:30AM (#37975191)
Upcycled is the latest, including upcycled food https://www.upcycledfood.org/
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Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language" by catherd on Sunday October 22, 2023 @11:50AM (#37976406)
If you are advocating for "used food" as the correct term, there's another state that food enters after it's been used that you might want to be careful about disambiguating :).
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Re:George Carlin's "Soft Language" by gainda on Sunday October 22, 2023 @03:27PM (#37978307)
And “pre-loved” for things like used clothing …
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