Perfectly Normal, Everyday Words That Some Think Are Offensive

Queen Elizabeth Thinks This Completely Normal Word Is “Vulgar”



When your friend says she found the secret to making perfume last longer, stop her mid-sentence. The royals don’t say “perfume,” remind her. They say “scent,” as odd as that might sound. In the U.S., the only person we can imagine saying, “I love your scent” is an obsessed stalker, but maybe if we say it enough, we’ll get used to it. Maybe.