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Why do we ask "How are you?" when we rarely expect an honest answer? This blog post explores Bronisław Malinowski's…
While euphemisms sugarcoat reality, dysphemisms are the linguistic weaponization of language, designed to downgrade, insult, or shock. From calling a…
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