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e. euphemism since war = terror) war broke out = (as if it was contained) 9/11 heroes = (hyperbole) 9/11 victims Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego
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- euphemism since war = terror) war broke out = (as if it was contained) 9/11 heroes = (hyperbole) 9/11 victims Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego
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[nq:1]http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/cliches.html[/nq]
Three entries on the list seem, to me, to have a little political spin:
war on terror = (nonsense expression i.e. euphemism since war = terror)
war broke out = (as if it was contained)
9/11 heroes = (hyperbole) 9/11 victims
Three entries on the list seem, to me, to have a little political spin:
war on terror = (nonsense expression i.e. euphemism since war = terror)
war broke out = (as if it was contained)
9/11 heroes = (hyperbole) 9/11 victims
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[nq:2]http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/cliches.html[/nq]
[nq:1]Three entries on the list seem, to me, to have a little political spin: war on terror = (nonsense expression i.e. euphemism since war = terror)[/nq]
Since the expression is the product of political spin, your criticism is invalid.
[nq:1]Three entries on the list seem, to me, to have a little political spin: war on terror = (nonsense expression i.e. euphemism since war = terror)[/nq]
Since the expression is the product of political spin, your criticism is invalid.
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