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Nuance, it’s the new black!

01/18/2007 by Debra

Nuance used to be a good word

Dictionary meaning:
1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.

New meaning:
1. Riding the fence with a picket up your ass (see E. May abortion policy)
2.Trying to save corporate face by changing a policy but pretending not to..

example

Royal Bank has changed its U.S. dollar account policy and will now let dual nationality Canadian customers open the accounts as long as they meet standard residency and other requirements.

Canada’s biggest bank issued what it called a clarification of its policies “due to confusion” surrounding the issue.

A brief statement from the bank said it asks for proof of citizenship and residency for any individual client wanting to open a U.S. dollar account.

“With some exceptions, RBC will provide a U.S. dollar account to dual citizens of sanctioned countries as long as they meet our ‘know your client’ and ‘anti-money laundering’ requirements, which include proof of residency in Canada,” the bank said.

An RBC spokesman in Montreal said the bank “just nuanced our position to a certain extent
.”

nuance

Filed Under: abortion, Canada, General Tagged With: comedy, Royal Bank

About Debra

I am a passionate supporter of human rights, a mother of 6, and owned by a dog and a kitty.
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness
~ John Kenneth Galbraith

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  1. fern hill says

    01/18/2007 at 9:06 am

    Gawd, Debra, you crack me up. Too funny.

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  2. skdadl says

    01/18/2007 at 9:20 am

    *huge grin*

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