GM employees were told not to use these 69 words when discussing recalls

Electronic Products ^ | 05/23/2014 | Nicolette Emmino

[Alvin Diogenes]

Where did “Kevorkianesque” come from for this list?

Did their employees really use the word “Kevorkianesque” so much that GM officials were concerned????

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

People often use colorful language and hyperbole in casual conversations. They may be great for attention getting, or amusement, but they rarely convey information accurately. Exaggerating problems can have a real impact if hyperbolic statements are used by sleazebag lawyers in a product liability suit.

GM, it appears to me, is simply following prudent business practice.

[The Cajun]

GM looking like a *Dilbert* cartoon here.
The proper use of *weaselese* lesson to employees.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm..."death trap", "eviscerating", "mangling", "annihilating" - I guess you never know what words will receive a negative connotation in the eyes of the public.

I didn't see "blew up like the stinking guts of a beached whale under the noonday sun" on the list.

[null and void]

Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dresden are open...

[doorgunner69]

Soooooo appropriate this is an article about GM cars.

I ams sure Ford has similar internal memos, but it is just so delicious being from Government Motors, they of the ones stragegizing how to win back conservative buyers..........

[enraged]

Yup. Been through the same type of training myself. Comes down to ‘leave the emotions out and state the facts’ good advice for a lot of life’s little trials. No pun intended.