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Mind your language

Challenging 'challenging'

This euphemism isn't just for the art world. Unfortunately

25 January 2014

9:00 AM

25 January 2014

9:00 AM

‘Pistols at dawn,’ said my husband, flapping a pair of Marigold rubber gloves from the other side of the kitchen.

‘I don’t want to know what you mean by that,’ I replied, hoping not to encourage him.

‘Being challenging,’ he said, ignoring my implied request.


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