Rawson often highlights how the length of a euphemism is usually proportional to the severity of the truth it hides.
Rawson doesn't just define terms; he traces their origins. You’ll learn how Victorian-era modesty turned "legs" into "limbs" and how corporate "restructuring" became a standard mask for mass layoffs. A DICTIONARY Euphemisms ^Other Doubletalk
These inflate the status of something humble (e.g., calling a janitor a "sanitary engineer"). Rawson often highlights how the length of a