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Alexander Mikhailian

Alexander Mikhailian

«Viewgraphs», a new eupemism for «PowerPoint sildes»

Just spotted this nice little euphemism slipping into the corporate newspeak. Is it because the old-fashioned nature of the word gives more weight to PowerPoint slides? Or it is because saying aloud "PowerPoint" has become suddenly reprehensible?

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