Anyone who wants to master the art of euphemism should spend time with an auctioneer, or just perusing listings of houses for sale.
While I might expect someone to “upsell” a house’s assets, some of the adverts are either written “tongue in cheek” or by someone with a very weird view of reality.
This one amused me:
Uninhabited for a number of years this detached cottage residence is in need of renovation & refurbishment.
Okay you don’t expect it to be a palace, but “renovation” and “refurbishment” suggest “overhaul” to me NOT complete reconstruction!
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