The MSC Newswire panel has identified the following words routinely uttered by politicians, officials, and broadcasters which have in recent years taken on new meanings.
| Audits | Something fishy/official investigation. Not necessarily into accounts |
| Birthing | Maternity - nothing to do with ships |
| Choices | Decisions/options/ alternatives |
| Early childhood | Kindergarten |
| Family | Staff/employees/ “team” |
| Interventions | Social welfare involvement |
| Issues | Problems |
| Monitor | A problem has/will occur and officials wonder what to do |
| Parenting | This gerund replaces the old “bringing up” of children (“raising” in the US) |
| Procedure | Surgical operation |
| Resilient | Sustainable |
| Robust | Designed to hold water in law court |
| Security | Supply of something, as in food “security.” |
| Team | Staff, employees |
| Team Leader | Supervisor |
| Transfer | Rubbish, as in Transfer Station for rubbish dump |
| Wellness | Health |