Let ’s briefly dip into word choices. Many of us — but not everyone — think before speaking of the words we would choose. That was particularly important in my decade as a Public Relations Manager but ...
Earlier this year, I attended the funeral of a dear friend who had died of cancer just before Christmas. The service took place in a north London crematorium and contained several achingly moving ...
From "alternative facts" to "middle-aged politicians," Americans in our age, and maybe not just in our age, need to be fluent in euphemism when reading about almost any issue. Pro-Life and Pro-Choice ...
Throughout history euphemisms have been exploited for insidious purposes. They've been used to mislead and deceive—that is, with hypocritical intent. And even when they've been employed to be ...
MODERN American speech, while not always clear or correct or turned with much style, is supposed to be uncommonly frank. Witness the current explosion of four-letter words and the explicit discussion ...
Patronela Tshuma exposed the disconnect between policy and lived reality in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and ...
How words have shaped the United States government’s ongoing cycle of violence. A US soldier secures the perimeter as a Chinook helicopter takes off in rear July 29, 2002, in Afghanistan. (AP Photo / ...
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