The phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” is a mystery to young people today, as is “45rpm.” Even older folks don’t know the origins of “raked over the coals” and “cut to the chase.” Keyes (The Quote Verifier) uses his skill as a sleuth of sources to track what he calls “retrotalk”: “a slippery slope of puzzling …
Talk of the Nation
NPR’s writeup of Euphemania and audio of Ralph’s Talk of the Nation appearance can be accessed by clicking on the link.
Remembering Our Groovy Heritage of Words
Knoxville News-Sentinel, March 31, 2009
Marie Claire
Marie Claire has featurette about Euphemania
Winnipeg Free Press
How to phrase this in a family newspaper? This book is about saying what we mean without being lewd or crude while still being shrewd. Prolific American author Ralph Keyes has a love of language — his 15 books include the provocatively titled I Love It When You Talk Retro — and he certainly has …
Something Good to Read
Something Good to Read “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” ~Groucho Marx Malcolm Gladwell’s book about success, Outliers, is still selling like hotcakes. Go figure. Also writing about success, Tara Stiles at Huffington Post sets forth 10 tips for success in what …