I suppose it's not really the words I hate, but how they are used. There are certain words that make me physically cringe when I hear them, and modernise is one of them.
The dictionary definition of 'modernise' is: 'to bring up to date in respect of technology, appearance, style or character.' In current usage it appears to mean: 'pointless and ultimately destructive change to grab a few cheap headlines in the Daily Mail, preferably instigated by someone with no knowledge or understanding of the organisation they are changing.'
Then again, since Bliar appears to think we are still in the 1980s and has no interest in either technology or character, he's probably using it accurately.
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Blair has been devilishly clever in the abuse of these type of words. Ie. "modernise" and "new" are assumed to mean therefore better. Another false word has been " more choice".
More choice of the same low quality.
" If it aint wrong don't fix it" seems to have gone out the window. 'Cause there's no money in it.
Ps Did you see last night's Question Time K? It was a real sham, the entire panel pro animal testing. They looked like a right bunch of alien heads as well.
Shame you weren't there to educate them.