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Skill set Skills; see similar pleonasms in “Casebook of the
Language Police” in https://www.unclejg.net/go-5.

Solution A response of uncertain efficacy, unwarranted promise,
and open-ended cost.

Speak to Formerly an attribution of linguistic ability to objects of
desire; now also a pompous euphemism for “talk about”.

Stakeholder A generally passive person with the potential to
make trouble for an organization or business.

Step back from Quit, but not officially or irrevocably.

Teachable moment Ex post facto crisis prevention.

Um A non-lexical vocable entering the written language to
indicate a following understatement or sarcasm; formerly filler in
spoken language belying interruption in the train of thought.

Unresponsive Non-reaction to external stimuli, now informally
implying internal death pending final failure of life support.

Vibrant Ascription of hyper-active life to the inanimate.

Visibility into Actually and undeniably see something.

Walk back Attempt to retract without well-deserved
consequences.

Woke “Hip” replacement; devolved rapidly to an ambiguity, well
on its way to meaninglessness.

Works from home Works at home, with some contemporary
cachet.

Yummy Delicious; formerly children’s language.