Topic : LanguageEvasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newDreaming of Warm Lines and Patriot Pay July 9, 2020 By Mark Peters
Need help getting through 2020? Here's a euphemism or two to distract you from reality.
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How important is a slogan during a global health crisis like the one we're experiencing with COVID-19? More important than you might think.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newFinding Distraction in the Historical Dictionary of American Slang June 10, 2020 By Mark Peters
Finding comfort and distractions in euphemisms from the letter H.
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The stay-at-home orders of recent months have meant a lot more time to deep-dive into etymologies, and this has led me to reflect on a thing I hadn't noticed as much before: English has a surfeit of expressions for the idea 1 + 1.
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A case recently argued before the US Supreme Court — by telephone! — teaches us a lot about trademarks, generic terms, and domain names.
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Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newWhich Came First: The Chicken or the Hen Apple? May 8, 2020 By Mark Peters
Even in horrible times, you can always count on euphemisms. Evasive language never takes a day off.
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Do the profound insights made by J. L. Austin and Paul Grice have any application to "conversations" in which the traffic in words is by definition all or nearly all one-way?
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June 18, 2020