:There's always a better word for it, but if people feel strongly enough in certain cases for the rhetoric, that outweighs my mild objection. I'm not trying to come down with an iron fist, just a regular fist, like we all use here. As a rule of thumb, it makes things sound weak, pathetic and victimized. It's not a softer word type of euphemism, but it softens the subject, so it's a word to watch. Makes fate seem cruel, when shit simply happens.   06:49, August 6, 2015 (UTC)