It’s not that I object to the so-called euphemism, because, to be fair, “load shedding” is a more technically accurate description of the phenomenon than the somewhat pejorative “power failure”.
A power failure is something that happens when the power fails, for whatever reason. Load-shedding is what happens when the power is deliberately cut off, as a strategic means of conserving electrical power.
It’s just that whenever I see or hear the term “load-shedding”, I can’t help but think of, you know, um, ah, someone going to the toilet. And then I think, yes, but isn’t that exactly what’s happening to the country, as a result of all the load-shedding?
I didn’t say that.
