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Shoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our Speech
July 21, 2022
By Nancy Friedman
From "shotgun seat" to "trigger warnings," our language is shot through with firearm metaphors.
CandlepowerAd and marketing creativesShoot! How Gun Idioms Color Our SpeechJuly 21, 2022
By Nancy Friedman
From "shotgun seat" to "trigger warnings," our language is shot through with firearm metaphors.
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