Posted by special_k on April 5, 2006, at 1:02:14
In reply to Re: How about..., posted by Tabitha on March 30, 2006, at 0:54:23
> I always thought "obese" was the most medical-sounding and least judgemental word for fat,
ah.
but then if it is a common stand in then it starts to inherit the connotations of the word it was supposed to replace
:-(
how about 'optimum weight'
and then a gradation of
over
significantly over
or whatever.
and same with the other end.
that is...
if there really aren't any non-judgemental sounding stand ins.
aren't there any fairly commonly knows bits that could go in the x and y?
unfortunately i neglected to apply to med school too...
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