All Verbal Energy
- A bit of newspeak we wish would go away
To say simply that someone 'was disappeared' when he really was abducted, tortured, and killed is to accept the language of the police states that carry out such actions.
- BRICs, CIVETS, and PIGS: What's in a name?
A look at how financial firms use colorful nicknames to push investments.
- After the holidays, so much to unpack!
The Monitor's language columnist on the usefulness of the suitcase metaphor.
