Timeline for Is there a term for turning a short statement into a long essay just to make sure no one gets offended?
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| May 18, 2016 at 18:47 | answer | added | Phil Sweet | timeline score: 8 | |
| May 18, 2016 at 18:07 | comment | added | Phil Sweet | Poking around the web, I found one chunky example of what you are describing under the section title "Voluminous disclaimer and sidenote with historical digressions:" At least they are honest about it. Linky | |
| May 18, 2016 at 5:36 | answer | added | NVZ♦ | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 18, 2016 at 4:30 | comment | added | user140086 | Political correctness? I am not sure if I can post an answer with this. | |
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| May 18, 2016 at 2:54 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | Being blunt implies lack of verbosity. Being tactful may not necessarily imply verbosity, but certainly a softening of the message may mean more words. | |
| May 18, 2016 at 2:53 | comment | added | MWB | @medica I don't think tact implies verbosity, does it? | |
| May 18, 2016 at 2:52 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | Tact comes to mind. I don't think it's necessarily negative. I think you might be referring more to political correctness, though. | |
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