'Bloody' has now become an important indicator of Australianness and of cultural values such as friendliness, informality, laid-backness, mateship - and perhaps even the Australian dislike and distrust of verbal and intellectual graces
'Bloody' has now become an important indicator of Australianness and of cultural values such as friendliness, informality, laid-backness, mateship - … - Kate Burridge
'Bloody' has now become an important indicator of Australianness and of cultural values such as friendliness, informality, laid-backness, mateship - …
- Kate Burridge
Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive - Kate Burridge
Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive
A non-standard dialect is as valid communication system as the standard - Kate Burridge
A non-standard dialect is as valid communication system as the standard
All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier - Kate Burridge
All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier
All taboos serve different human interests by avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress - Kate Burridge
All taboos serve different human interests by avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress
Because of the way our society is structures, using sentences such as "I don't it" can put people at a disadvantage. And this is, of course, why teac… - Kate Burridge
Because of the way our society is structures, using sentences such as "I don't it" can put people at a disadvantage. And this is, of course, why teac…
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