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Breaking news! There's a late entry in the race for Euphemism of the Year, Drivel of the Decade, and Malarkey of the Millennium.
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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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From nostalgia to fauxstalgia, from golden oldie to Before Time, here are some of the ways we talk about days gone by.
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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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Like many four-letter words, poll is versatile. Where did it come from, and how did it come to be associated with voting?
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