sweden is great, the bureaucracy openly talks about the use of ā€pĆ„tryckningsmedelā€, which is literally ā€œmeans of [exerting] pressureā€, to encourage compliance. for example, fines. a delightfully clinical word; ā€medelā€ is also used for ā€œbleachā€ (ā€blekmedelā€ ~= ā€œbleaching agentā€)

to be fair it's also used for ā€œfood and drinkā€ (ā€livsmedelā€, the ā€livā€ means ā€œlifeā€, like in ā€žLebensmittelā€œ)

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