TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lancaster 1972-, Simon
TI  - You are not human
SN  - 9781785904073
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London 
PB  - Biteback Publishing
KW  - P-EN
KW  - Metaphor
KW  - English language
KW  -  Errors of usage
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - READING IN ENGLISH
N1  - how words kill
N2  - This Is Not An Introduction... -- Piggies -- Troll -- Vegetable -- Scum -- Vermin -- Bitch -- Grooming -- Gorilla -- Spin -- Alexa -- Family -- Star -- Angel -- Titans -- God -- This Is Not The End. ; 'In Nazi Germany, Hitler portrayed Jews as vermin and six million people were killed. Metaphors can make the unreasonable seem reasonable, the illegitimate appear legitimate, and a good people turn evil. Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster goes on a mission to explore how metaphors are used and abused today. From Washington to Westminster, Silicon Valley to Syria, Glastonbury to Grenfell, he discovers the same images being used repeatedly. Scum! Bitch! Vegetable! Whilst vulnerable groups are dehumanised, the powerful are hailed as stars, angels or even gods. Prepare to take a journey into the surreal. This book raises profound questions about the power of language and the language of power. You will never think about words in the same way again'--Back cover
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