{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Calexis","provider_url":"https:\/\/calexis.com","title":"Useful Business Euphemisms - Calexis","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a94YpGvUr9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calexis.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/useful-business-euphemisms\/\">Useful Business Euphemisms<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/calexis.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/useful-business-euphemisms\/embed\/#?secret=a94YpGvUr9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Useful Business Euphemisms&#8221; &#8212; Calexis\" data-secret=\"a94YpGvUr9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/calexis.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/calexis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Wood-Block-Astronomer-1-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":2433,"description":"There was a lot of colourful advertising industry jargon and stories that we used back in the day. They may seem quaint by todays standards. They were used as euphemisms which hedge direct comments and soften criticism. Here are some examples, as I remember them: Not sure if it is a good idea: Aren&#8217;t we [&hellip;]"}