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We do NOT kill words

We do NOT kill words

‘Hubby, wifey, kiddo,’ I muttered, ‘why are people so obsessed with this silly sounding terminology? Why can’t they just use simple and straight-forward words or names?’ Specky, my wife, smiled and said, ‘Better than hamare woh that would seem like there were three in some marriage.’ This made us think about euphemisms that we in...

Inventing future

My FB cookie prediction for today: “The sure way to predict your future is to invent it.” My reply: “Cookie, you’re promoting fiction! (Though when PR people like Radia invent lies, they make it to the front pages in Indian newspapers. :)” Arvind Passey 05 December 2010