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To: Lane3 who wrote (39130)	11/27/2001 6:22:47 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) of 82486

Thank you, Karen. In truth, I believe that "Imaginary Friend" in the religious context isn't a euphemism at at. It would be a dysphemism. I didn't even know such a word existed until I started reading up on "euphemisms" as a result of our discussion. Both are rhetorical devices meant to persuade through rhetoric. Dysphemism [19c: a blend of the Greek prefix dys- not, and euphemism. Stress: 'DIS-fe-mizm']. In rhetoric, the use of a negative or disparaging expression to describe something or someone, such as calling a Rolls-Royce a jalopy. A cruel or offensive dysphemism is a cacophemism (from Greek kakós bad: 'ka-KOFF-e-mizm'), such as using it for a person: Is it coming again tonight? See Euphemism. [Style]. T.McA.

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