Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07

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Subject: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue Jun 7 08:51:35 2005
 
One of my favorite euphemisms to hate has to do with dieing.
A euphemized euthanization.
Or a euthanized euphemization..

The way people say "passed away" instead of "died".

I always say "you mean they died"?
Or "did they have a valid passport"?
Did they go to Canada or Mexico?

But worse is when they say "they slept together"
When what they mean is the very much direct opposite! :)

That's the king of euthanized euphemisms!

To die, to sleep - ... ay there's the rub, (!)

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/
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