Euphemisms
Vance uses some unusual euphemisms in this book.
- "subaqueation" for "drowning", the traditional method of execution on Pao
- "neutraloids" for "eunuchs", the physically enhanced but castrated guards of the Panarch
Read more about this topic: The Languages Of Pao
Famous quotes containing the word euphemisms:
“Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.”
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)