What is it about swearing – is it freakin’ worth it?
Well, as it turns out, using offensive language or swearing can be very liberating. It …
Tag: language
The Beauty of an Expanding Vocabulary
We add new words to our vocabulary every day. Many seep in through osmosis and …
Hopium
If you thought the 2008 financial crisis signaled the end of “irrational exuberance”, the overly …
Wonderful Words: Fare-thee-well
Wonderful words stop the reading eye like no others. Commenting in a New York Times …
Wonderful Words Curiously Created
The many odd and revealing terms of English vocabulary make the language a word collector’s …
Doublespeak: Power Up, Soften Down
US President Trump tries to strong-arm Congress on Obamacare, Germany is seen to bully …
15 Doublespeak Examples To Detect
Is doublespeak unavoidably negative? If you’re committed to digging underneath its ostensibly euphemistic sheen, …
Doublespeaking Our Way Around Things
As if life weren’t complicated enough with various demands on our time, such as …
Are There Limits to Anglicizing Language?
The renaming of Geneva’s Fêtes de Genève to the “Geneva Lake Festival” has ruffled the …
Get In on Swiss National (Grill) Day
Switzerland’s National Day on 1 August represents togetherness more than independence. Commemorating the alliance …