An edition of The Evasion-English dictionary
(2003)
The Evasion-English Dictionary
Expanded Edition
by Maggie Balistreri and Maggie Balistreri
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Expanded edition (from 19 entries in the 2003 edition to 40+ entries in this edition) with updated introductions to each entry.
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Euphemism, Dictionaries, English language, slang, language, like, whatever, actually, dictionary, humor, satire, linguistics, speech, speech acts, evasion, evasive, sorry, sorry-not-sorry, sorry not sorry, funny, essays, feministShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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The Evasion-English Dictionary: Expanded Edition
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2003, Melville House Pub.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
actually
the hollow-victory actually
the pleasant surprise actually
the low self-esteem actually
the damage-control actually
the diplomatic correction actually
the self-soother actually
because = so
besides = mainly
but = because
but = bu(llshi)t
buy into = sell
confused = contradicted
does = doesn’t
drove
even though = because
feel = am
gave = lost
get = force
hate = have
have = get
I don’t know = no
I know = even though
if = that
the eye chart it
the house-proud it = I
it = I
like
the undercutting like
the vague like
the self-effacing like
the cowardly like
the filler like
the betrayer like
the apology like
the multimedia like
the staller like, part
the staller like, part
making = letting
nobody = somebody
the passive-aggressive oh well
the imperative people tell me
pray ≠ pay
predictor = example
the relationship
the relationship = me
the relationship = you
sensitive = insensitive
should = won’t
so sorry
superfluous sorry
so
so diplomatic
so gotcha
so hapless
so nonchalant
so patronizing
so self-satisfied
so sparing
so stalling
SUPERFLUOUS
the superfluous can
the superfluous don’t
the superfluous becoming
the superfluous buying
the superfluous considered
the superfluous karma
the superfluous never
the superfluous not
the superfluous ready
the superfluous seen as
the superfluous why
take our = get the
the time tracker
they = I
think = know
unfortunately = um, fortunately
whatever
the apathetic whatever
the pseudo-impartial whatever
the self-pitying whatever
the slow-thaw whatever
the emotion kibosh whatever
the evasion evader whatever
the envious whatever
the minced-oath whatever
the faltering cliché whatever
the abashed whatever
the skeptical whatever
you = I
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The Evasion-English Dictionary is a wicked collection of euphemisms in contemporary speech. A taxonomy of the vexing "like" and "whatever" feature categories of these crutch words, revealing the words' variety and possibilities for manipulation.
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