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Poetry > Euphemism
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Euphemism Defined
A figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness, such as "deceased" for "dead" or "remains" for "corpse."
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Tue Aug 26
- The Old New Thing : Microspeak: Pencils down
- Pig’s ears and silk purse prices « Meenas17’ ;s Weblog: Wisdom
Tue Aug 19
- Euphemism and American Violence - The New York Review of Books: Volume 55, Number 5 · April 3, 2008 Euphemism and American Violence By David Bromwich
Thu Aug 7
Wed Aug 6
- The Corner on National Review Online: Bob Herbet, making Maureen Dowd seem cogent and reasonable
Fri Aug 1
- Megan McArdle (July 31, 2008) - Annals of polemicism: "Notice the interesting verb tense. Let's call it the 'accusato ry passive.' 'Has been put in place..' By who, I (or any decent writer) would want to know? Unnamed dark forces are at work. "
Wed Jul 30
Mon Jul 28
- Is the MSM about to turn against Edwards? - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine: "I do not have a firm enough grasp on the historical and relevant context of McCain's remark in 1998 to give you the pushback that this question deserves," ; the spokesman said
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