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Related: About this forumGM's banned words in new Ad (John Oliver):
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DETROIT What do the words "safety," "chaotic" and "problem" have in common?
They're all on General Motors' list of banned words for employees who were documenting potential safety issues.
The revelation of the 68-word list is one of the odder twists in GM's ongoing recall of 2.6 million older-model small cars for defective ignition switches.
On May 16, the U.S. government slapped GM with a $35 million fine for failing to report the deadly defect for more than a decade. The government also released a 2008 GM training document that includes the list and warns employees to stick to the facts and not use language that could hurt the company down the road.
The word "defect," for example, "can be regarded as a legal admission" and should be avoided, the company document says.
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DETROIT What do the words "safety," "chaotic" and "problem" have in common?
They're all on General Motors' list of banned words for employees who were documenting potential safety issues.
The revelation of the 68-word list is one of the odder twists in GM's ongoing recall of 2.6 million older-model small cars for defective ignition switches.
On May 16, the U.S. government slapped GM with a $35 million fine for failing to report the deadly defect for more than a decade. The government also released a 2008 GM training document that includes the list and warns employees to stick to the facts and not use language that could hurt the company down the road.
The word "defect," for example, "can be regarded as a legal admission" and should be avoided, the company document says.
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GM's banned words in new Ad (John Oliver): (Original Post)
Cooley Hurd
May 2014
OP
K&R! This is one of the funniest things he's ever done! So sad that it's funny...
Rhiannon12866
May 2014
#3
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)1. K&R
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)2. We build Anti-Hindenburgs!!!
Rhiannon12866
(203,035 posts)3. K&R! This is one of the funniest things he's ever done! So sad that it's funny...
We were in hysterics here...
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)4. At least they don't make "rolling sarcophaguses"
Rhiannon12866
(203,035 posts)5. That's so bizarre that it hardly seems real...