It used to be only the State Department and the Department of Defense tried to keep us confused and confounded with the words they used. You know how it went: countries had "talks" so they "wouldn't have to "negotiate" with each other. And forecasts aren’t “reduced” any more. They are “adjusted.”Of course, none of this would be a problem if the nation's news organizations didn't promote that stuff by using it in print and on the air. By refusing to ask go .