Paul Fussell Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: March 22, 1924 - May 23, 2012
Birthday: March 22
Death: May 23
The middles cleave to euphemisms not just because they're an aid in avoiding facts. They like them also because they assist their social yearnings towards pomposity. This is possible because most euphemisms permit the speaker to multiply syllables, and the middle class confuses sheer numerousness with weight and value.
source: Paul Fussell (1992). “Class: A Guide Through the American Status System”, p.160, Simon and Schuster
topic: Class, Facts, Weight, Pomposity, Euphemism
