Em matéria de linguagem, particularmente nos momentos mais difíceis, nunca se é demasiado rigoroso ("Rui Rio quer mudar nome do Ministério da Saúde para Ministério da Promoção da Saúde") - veja-se, por exemplo, o caso de Noah Webster: "The tale claims that the lexicographer Noah Webster had a secret libertine inclination. One day his wife returned home and was shocked to discover him caressing and osculating the chambermaid. The wife cried out, 'Noah! I am surprised!' The stunned man’s reflexive thought patterns were immediately engaged, and he replied, 'My dear, you must study our beautiful language more closely. It is I who am surprised. You are astonished”