[plug] OT: verbal promotion

[Anthony Jones]

It's called "inflationary language" popularised by Victor Borge.

http://www.kor.dk/borge/borge.htm

He did an incredibly funny sketch about it that I once heard on the radio.

Anthony

On Wednesday 20 February 2002 21:20, Peter Wright wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2002 at 09:06:50PM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > Do you use verbal promotion?
> [ snip ]
> > attention -> elevention
> 
> Surely you mean "atelevention"?
> 
> >    ...and so on...
> 
> ...and so two, and... etcetera... :)
> 
> > Cheers; Leon
> 
> Pete.
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> much good it did them.
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