Euphemisms
"Buy a new or preowned Volvo at Joe's Volvo today!" Preowned? Why not "used"?
Why do car dealers prefer the term "pre-owned"? Do you feel used when they do this?
I wouldn't mind this used car, would you? I'd get over the term pretty fast. But "preowned" is a euphemism, a substitution of a less offensive term with a kinder, gentler one.
"Eu" means good in Greek.
Which is the old car, a jalopy, or Is this a totaled or a pre-wrecked car?
the vintage car, an antique?