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Why Do We Say That?

Alistair Cooke's new book recalls his tours of war plants and military bases during World War II.

Rooster

Rooster is the common term today for a male chicken, and most people utter it without realizing that it is a euphemism, a “good” word employed in place of a “bad” one.

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