No more problems?

cylentka wrote in post #3669451
I think this is the definition that people are using when they don't want to use the word "problem"

Maybe - but it's wrong.

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Mum2J&M wrote in post #3669794
Or maybe it just sounds cooler.

Uncle Fester wrote in post #3670172
http://www.wsu.edu …errors/errors.h​tml#errors

I HATE when people call a problem an "issue".

An “issue” used to be a matter for consideration or discussion. For instance, a group might discuss the issue of how best to raise funds for its scholarship program. But people could also disagree with each other by saying “I take issue [disagree] with you on that point.”

But then mental health professionals began to talk about “child-rearing issues“ and “relationship issues,“ and such. In this context the meaning of ”issues” began to blur into that of “problems” and cross-pollinate with “take issue,” leading ordinary folks to began saying things like “I have tendonitis issues.” or “I have issues with telemarketing.” This very popular sort of expression is viewed with contempt or amusement by many traditionalists, who are truly appalled when it’s extended to the inanimate world: “these laptops have issues with some wireless cards.”