Dear Alma,
My friend says “civility” is just a codeword for “don’t upset the donors”. Could she be right?
Yours,
Politically SensitiveDear Polly,
You can’t spell “euphemism” without “UI”.
Well you could, but it would be “ephemsm”.Love Alma
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