Another friend simply breaks into a cold sweat when you mention the M word.

In her cables back home about the incident she carefully avoided the "M" word.

The drawings and text also explain the various elements of the mosque - all those mysterious "M" words.

To the "M word" question, they say they don't know.

I had been trying to avoid the "M" word, but there it was.

I just hope he isn't going to try to spice it up with the "M" word.

But raise your hand if you can explain what the M word even means.

That's only because you've blocked the M word out of your vocabulary for a while.

For years we've had to call it the M word.

Mention the M word and you will start tossing things out with abandon.