euphemisms

The 24/7 news cycle would be filled with solemn warnings about "hate speech" and "toxic rhetoric" and other euphemisms for "We don't like what you're saying and we want you to shut up." We saw this when Gabby Giffords was shot. Within hours of the shooting, our moral, ethical, and intellectual betters in ...

... incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

The author makes passing references to the mayor's greatest scandal, but does so with sanitized euphemisms like “indiscretions,” “weakness of the flesh,” and “Barry's torment and triumphs.” The closest the article comes to mentioning the thing that put the former mayor in federal prison for six months is ...

About 20,000 new custom plates are issued each year, but enough go out of use that the total number on the road doesn't increase substantially year to year. It costs $79 and drivers must complete a form. What plates have yet to be spoken for? You can use PennDOT's online tool to search for combinations ...

What's important is the categories of liquid courage, saucy shots, and other alcoholic euphemisms. They are finalists for best wine, craft beer, best cocktail, best place to dance, best date spot and, most importantly, best bartender. So, as the unofficial king of all things distilled and fermented, I packed up my ...

To complicate matters, the Germans often miss the nuances in the carefully-worded statements of the Americans (or Brits, or other English speakers). American euphemisms, idioms, and witticisms fall flat. Germans aren't familiar with baseball's left field. Americans, in turn, perceive Germans as impatient, ...

JERRY SHENK: Left-wing euphemisms and recriminations. By Jerry Shenk, Columnist. Posted: 02/21/18, 8:50 PM EST | Updated: 6 hrs ago. # Comments. Because they're terrible at crafting persuasive, coherent, logical arguments, American progressives attempt to translate self-assumed, but counterfeit moral “authority” ...

Political debate in the modern world is impossible without memorizing a list of euphemisms, and there is no shortage of public opprobrium for those who talk about certain topics without using them. In addition to the many euphemisms that are accepted by virtually everybody, the political left has its own set ...