Topic : MediaEvasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newAuditing Imaginary Companions Through Mental Training  May 6, 2021
After consultation with my imaginary friends and enemies, I've assembled a month's share of euphemisms that are, much to our chagrin, real.
Continue reading...
Like many four-letter words, poll is versatile. Where did it come from, and how did it come to be associated with voting?
Continue reading...
Article Topics:
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.
Continue reading...
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.
Continue reading...
Article Topics:Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newFiercely Real Humanism and Other Hooey in the Physical Distancing Age April 8, 2020 By Mark Peters
Are you physical distancing or social distancing? Either way, there's a euphemism to distract you during these unprecedented times.
Continue reading...
Evasive ManeuversEuphemisms old and newLess-Transparent, Potentially Recyclable Candidates for the Bin Pod March 16, 2020 By Mark Peters
Are you having a rebuilding year? Whether you're building, rebuilding, reloading, unloading, or just slowly turning to dust, euphemisms are a proven distraction from the perils of your own life.
Continue reading...
Article Topics:
The woman suffrage movement introduced Americans to a new vocabulary of voting rights. Here's a centennial look back at our linguistic debt to the 19th Amendment and its advocates.
Continue reading...
Article Topics: |
 |
