What some call the V-word - Vietnam is increasingly heard in the growing debate over U.S.involvement in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

So there is this emotional antipathy to pronouncing what people now almost jokingly call the 'G' word."

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

She's also seen an increase in incorrect word use, with students reaching for a word that sounds correct, whose proper meaning is just a bit off from what they intend to say.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"I met a blonde man and he said, 'That's a very interesting word.' And I said, 'What word is that?' And he said, 'Kiviuq!' And I said,' What do you mean?' And he said, 'We have a word just like that.' And I said, 'Where are you from?' And he said,'Finland,' Canada's Northern House exhibit is open throughout the Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19