Preface to Critical ReadingHolt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969 - 360 páginas |
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... Euphemisms are commonly used , also , in referring to occupations , where they serve either to conceal a definite unpleasantness or to improve social status . There are now relatively few foremen , bookkeepers , office girls , dog ...
... Euphemisms are commonly used , also , in referring to occupations , where they serve either to conceal a definite unpleasantness or to improve social status . There are now relatively few foremen , bookkeepers , office girls , dog ...
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... euphemisms and circumlocutions are not limited to names for occupations . Termination of employment ( the British call it declaring staff redundant ) is a common euphemism for the firing or laying off of ordinary workmen ; the unwanted ...
... euphemisms and circumlocutions are not limited to names for occupations . Termination of employment ( the British call it declaring staff redundant ) is a common euphemism for the firing or laying off of ordinary workmen ; the unwanted ...
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... euphemisms can you find in Exercise 2.3 , pp . 98-99 ? ( g ) What does the phrase " Equal Opportunity Employer " mean in help - wanted advertisements ? 2.25 If ( h ) In educational jargon , what is meant by exceptional child ? If you ...
... euphemisms can you find in Exercise 2.3 , pp . 98-99 ? ( g ) What does the phrase " Equal Opportunity Employer " mean in help - wanted advertisements ? 2.25 If ( h ) In educational jargon , what is meant by exceptional child ? If you ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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advertising allusions American analogy appear argument attitude audience better called clichés clues communication conclusion connotation context course critical death device diction dictionary E. B. White effect emotional English essay euphemisms example Exercises experience expression eyes fact false dilemma feeling H. L. Mencken hand human ideas implied Inductive Reasoning Informal Fallacies jargon kind language literature living loaded language look magazine Major premise McMurdo Station meaning ment metaphor mind never newspapers nouns opinion paragraph passage periodic sentence person phrases poem political prose purpose question quick pride quotations quoted reader reason reference rhythm Sean O'Casey sense sentence simple slang sound speaker speech statement student style suggest syllogism symbols talk teachers television things thought tion tone true truth University verb vocabulary William Faulkner words writing
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