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Euphemisms
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Euphemisms (from the Greek eu, “good,” and pheme, “voice”) are indirect terms used to express something unpleasant. Although such language is often necessary in social situations (“He passed away.”), ...
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