The best form of defence against the IBM Newspeak discussed in this spot in CI Nos 1,006 and 1,008 is counter-attack, and we recommend that if any IBMer trots out CEC, you say Oh, you mean like in the Cole Porter song, at which point he will likely look blank until you explain you know, I get a keck out of you; as for DASD, unless you’re allergic to excruciating puns, in which case you’ll have to fall back on Dazdy – that’s that new washing powder, isn’t it, try Oh, you still read the Dasdy, do you? I used to love it when I was a kid, but I’ve grown out of it.
