euphemisms and additional doubletalk

(Greek: eu, "good, well; sounding good" + pheme, "speaking, speech"; mild, agreeable, or roundabout words used in place of coarse, painful, or offensive ones)

Euphemisms are the outward and visible signs of the inward anxieties, conflicts, fears, and shames of people. By tracing them, it is possible to see what has been, and is, going on in the language, minds, and culture of societies.

author (s) (noun), authors (pl)
An individual who is the creator of a composition, particularly on of a literary work: The term authorU is used in place of "writer" because "author" sounds classier; perhaps because of a preference for Latinate words.
death euphemism (s) (noun phrase), death euphemisms (pl)
An indirect way to describe death in order to avoid the topic and in a way that is implied and less shocking. The following is a list of death euphemisms::
  • end of the ball game
  • cash in one's chips
  • jump the last hurdle
  • out of the game
  • pass in one's chips
  • race is run; ran the good race
  • struck out
  • thrown for a loss
  • throw in the sponge
  • trumped
  • is knocked out or KO'd
euphemism (s) (noun), euphemisms
1. A word or expression that some people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without mentioning the thing; or an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive: Jill used the <(>euphemism<> when she said that her husband had "passed away", instead of saying that he was dead.
2. A word or phrase that is more neutral, vague, or indirect to replace a direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive term: In Mary's family, the euphemism "powder room" was used instead of "toilet"..
3. Nice ways to say bad or vulgar things: Tom's mother used a euphemism when she said, "Darn it!" instead of saying "Damn it!".
take under advisement (verb phrase), takes under advisement; took under advisement; taking under advisement
To shelve or to delay, usually, without taking any action: "I'll take that under advisement" is the typical bureaucratic dodge for deferring an action in the hope that the problem will go away without further action, which is usually what happens.