Dulling the Sword

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Dulling the Sword

Euphemism has its place, says this Anglican priest, but not in the Bible. His criticism of the New English Bible [for example] is included in Fair Speech: The Uses of Euphemism (Oxford), edited by D.J. Enright:

"There is a great deal of this polite ...

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