Sounds tend to survive the migration between languages more dependably than letters do. Let phonics show you the way!
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Topic : LanguageEvasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newThe Euphemism of The Year That Shall Not Be Named January 14, 2021 By Mark Peters
It's finally here — Euphemism of the Year! Find out this year's most contested, contestable, and detestable term of the year.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversRoll Another One, Just Like the Other One January 5, 2021 By Orin Hargraves
Have you seen these movies? Explore how movie-inspired memes become firmly embedded in the English language.
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Article Topics:Language LoungeA Monthly Column for Word LoversEnhancing the Semantic Experience December 3, 2020 By Orin Hargraves
Explore the differences between enhanced and the newer (by about 100 years) more general adjective improved. Is every imperfect thing subject to both improvement and enhancement?
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newFull-Contact Experiences with Malarkey  November 12, 2020
Here are some euphemisms to help you get through the rest of this year's "human hibernation."
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Many phrasal verb particles, after long use, begin to take on a life of their own that departs significantly from what common sense suggests they should mean.
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Watch out — there's a new candidate for Euphemism of the Year! And this one just might be one of the sneakiest snakes.
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