Euphemisms: Preferring Illusions to Reality
Posted on02 Feb 2012
TagsGeorge Orwell, 1984, A Few Good Men, cognitive dissonance, compensation, connotations, definitions, euphemisms, food, glass, illusion, Jack Nicholson, labels, Making Murder Respectable, phraseology, reality, sensitivity, The Economist, Tom Cruise, vanilla words, word choice, words
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Words have power, not only in their definitions but also, more importantly, in their connotations. The article, “Making Murder Respectable,” from the... Read More
Standardization: A Form of Thought Control
Posted on13 Dec 2010
TagsGeorge Orwell, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series, Vanilla Word Analogy, words, vocabulary, Thoughts, synonym, standardization, problem solving, expression, communication, 1984
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Expressing our thoughts is challenging especially when we don’t know the words to do so. Therefore, restricting our vocabulary will tend to... Read More
