Timeline for Usage of word "cull" - what would be good alternative
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 17:35 | comment | added | Amadeus | @KateBunting In American English as well, I think. But the word here is often used metaphorically and extended to non-living assets, or living employees without suggesting murder. e.g. cull properties, cull stock holdings, cull candidates, etc. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 17:15 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | In British English, the most common meaning is to reduce the size of a population of animals by killing selected ones (usually the weak or sick). | |
| Nov 14, 2022 at 15:22 | comment | added | Amadeus | @elrobis Agreed. We are talking about human contractors. I also forgot "Reduction In Force" as a euphemism for firing people, that is fairly common. | |
| Nov 14, 2022 at 14:27 | vote | accept | KWriter | ||
| Nov 14, 2022 at 13:07 | comment | added | elrobis |
To add to this ^, cull also seems to have a direct association to assets, particularly living assets, most particularly "livestock" ..which if we're being honest, is precisely what an employee is to a corporation.
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| Nov 14, 2022 at 11:45 | history | answered | Amadeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |