The Devil's Arithmetic
What word are they not allowed to say? What word are they supposed to say instead, and why is this used instead?
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The cannot use the worsd death or corpse. They must use the word chosen.
"But do not let them hear you use the word death. Do not let them hear you use the word corpse. Not even if one lies at'your feet," Rivka warned. "A person is not killed here, but chosen.
The Devil's Arithmetic, pg. 128