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Sunday, May 23, 2010

On euphemism

The word "recovered" in this headline strikes me as odd...

Jenny Davidson at 11:08 AM

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Charlie Williams5/23/2010 4:46 PM
"peeled off" would be more apt
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Jenny Davidson: I have published four novels and four books of literary criticism; I'm currently at work on a book called FOR THE LOVE OF BROKEN THINGS: MY FATHER, EDWARD GIBBON AND THE RUINS OF ROME. I teach in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.

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