Finally, one set of high school football players was just "deficient at a grading period" rather than failing their classes (Marklein, 1987, p. D1). Chrysler received the 1989 English teachers' doublespeak award for telling AMC (American Motors Corporation) workers their new "career alternative enhancement program" meant they were fired. Although these euphemisms were used to obscure meaning, careful wording also can help prevent offending people. Officials at Expo 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia, proved to be masters at euphemisms by expecting "the occasional protein spill" from people on park rides, police were "security hosts," and rest rooms were "guest relations facilities." Using terminology that lessens or misdirects individuals is often termed euphemisms.