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#25: the uses and abuses of euphemism

Posted in: 2022 Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2023 Posted in: euphemism, writing
https://chrt.fm/track/CFE4F1/www.buzzsprout.com/1912968/10315205-25-the-uses-and-abuses-of-euphemism.mp3

Wayne talks about the use of euphemism not only in our everyday personal lives, but also in society in general as well as in contexts such as war or where the stakes are high for an organization that cannot really come out and say in plain language the truth about what it is up to.

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