Book for Writers, Linguists, Anthropolgists and Lovers of Language by Carolyn Howard-Johnson • Jan. 30, 2012 (originally reviewed for MyShelf.com) If you don’t love language, it’s a good bet you aren’t a writer. But if you’re a writer, reading more about language (linguistics (?)) may not be high on your list of priorities. It’s so …
Euphemania
The Moscow News
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a…what? by Mark H. Teeter at 17/10/2011 At the end of the movie Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler leaves his mercurial wife Scarlett with perhaps the most memorable line in the history of cinema. To the entreaties “Where shall I go? What shall I do?”, the dashing Captain …
Hardwired to Prevaricate?
By Suzi Steffen · September 22, 2011 Euphemania: Our Love Affair With Euphemisms by Ralph Keyes “I prefer not to say we are killing other people,” an American artillery captain said during the Gulf War. ‘I prefer to say we are ‘servicing the target.’” Ah yes, servicing the target. Once you’ve read Ralph Keyes’—at first …
The Register-Guard
Some words designed to delude The shady art of the euphemism has been used to veil body parts and deceive investors By Diane Dietz The Register-Guard Published: Monday, Sep 26, 201 When the stock market takes a tumble, as it does on a regular basis these days, the experts on Wall Street call it a …
Euphemisms: The Politics of Language
Reviewed: Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms, by Ralph Keyes. New York. Little, Brown and Company, 2010. As Ralph Keyes notes in his book Euphemania, “Euphemisms can have a bright side and a dark side.” They can be a source of evasion, a way to avoid topics that should be confronted, a way of choosing …
Toward Freedom
Euphemisms: The Politics of Language June 16, 2011 Reviewed: Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms, by Ralph Keyes. New York. Little, Brown and Company, 2010. As Ralph Keyes notes in his book Euphemania, “Euphemisms can have a bright side and a dark side.” They can be a source of evasion, a way to avoid topics …