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Euphemism : A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

8th April 2024 Going Postal 0

Outside of Yorkshire, to talk plainly is considered uncouth. Everything emanating from our modern mouths must be lathered in a suitable amount of euphemism, lest someone becomes, (Heaven forfend & clutches pearls……..)  triggered. Each modern [more…]

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No one is attacking me

7th January 2024 Going Postal 0

Odysseus, when asked his name by Polyphemus, famously retorted ‘Outis’ – ‘no-one’, or ‘nobody’; thus, when the drunk Cyclops was having his eye gouged out by Odysseus and co., his call for help from his [more…]

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