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Dysphemisms: Making Things Sound Worse

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams
Published May 11, 2021 at 1:37 PM CDT
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Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, examines dysphemisms. While euphemisms make harsh things sound better, dysphemisms make things sound worse.

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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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