Pegging, Unpegging, and Linguistic Magic

We're "unpegging" from the Constitution. Economies are "unpegging" from the dollar. My Uncle Bill "un-Pegged" from my Aunt Margaret. What does it all mean?

Why can't they speak plain English? I think "un-pegging" is today's euphemism for "violating" or to be even more gutteristic, "raping."

When I hear that our system of government is "unpegging" from the Constitution, the picture I see in my mind is the rope that holds up my pajama bottoms, which is looped over the peg of my bedpost. It's a good thing for me to "un-peg". That sounds like freedom, liberty, independence.

In reality, "unpegging" from the Constitution means removing the foundation that my house (and therefore my bedroom, and even my bed) is built on.

But it still sounds cool and liberating, "unpegging".

Words mean something. Non-words, key-words, and buzz-words serve a purpose. Listen carefully, and peg the language that is used accordingly.