Politically Correct Phrases For Students:
- Bocciatura: No one fails a class any more, he’s merely “passing impaired.”
- Disordine: Your bedroom isn’t cluttered, it’s just “passage restrictive.”
- Fannullone: These days, a student isn’t lazy. He’s “energetically declined.”
- Lezioni per casa? Your homework isn’t missing, it’s just having an “out-of-notebook experience.”
- Dormi sul banco? You’re not sleeping in class, you’re “rationing consciousness.”
- Sei in ritaredo? You’re not late, you just have a “rescheduled arrival time.”
- Hai controllato le scarpe da ginnastica? You don’t have smelly gym socks, you have “odor-retentive athletic footwear.”
- Sei timido? You’re not shy. You’re “conversationally selective.”
- Non sta mai zitta? She doesn’t talk a lot. She’s just “abundantly verbal.”
- Spettegules?! It’s not called gossip any more. It’s “the speedy transmission of near-factual information.”
- Fast food? The food isn’t awful. It’s “digestively challenged.”