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ERIC Number: EJ047602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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The Self-Sparing Usage of English: Or, Why My Cat Got Sick in Atlanta
Reed, Peter J.
English Journal, 60, 8, 1123-6, Nov 71
Discusses the use of euphemisms, self-aggrandizing expressions, semi-pseudo-technical jargon, idioms, etc., in everyday usage of English. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Expressive Language, Language, Language Usage, Linguistic Competence, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Verbal Development
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