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The language of terror
The language we use to describe shocking events is important, but what are the right words? The way we define concepts like "terror" and "war" is evolving, with political leaders often using such words with different meanings. The University of Warwick's Dr Malcolm MacDonald and The Economist's language correspondent, Lane Greene, discuss the response to the Paris attacks.
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