The Toxic Language Of Recession
Have you noticed how so many things these days are being described as "toxic"? First there was the levels of "toxic debt" that conjured up images of pin-striped bank managers wearing gas masks. On our Scotland at Ten programme last week I heard someone talk about Margaret Thatcher's "toxic legacy" and how modern day Tories would have to overcome it. Then today I heard one of the heid-bummers at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland talk about "toxic scheduling".
Actually, that was me. I was just trying to show off. I have no idea what it means.
Another favourite of the moment is "credit crunch". Our own Cracking the Crunch programme jumps on that particular bandwagon, but hat's off to the local pub in Inverness where the street blackboard is advertsing cheap bar meals as a "Credit Crunch Munch".
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