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And many thanks for acknowledging my world-class mastery of euphemisms. A few years ago the US National Euphemism Council (the NEC) made me an Honorary Fellow (and a great dinner with Hollywood legends attending) and awarded me "most consistent User of Euphemisms for the year". I was very humbled by the award!
.........And it was especially refreshing to talk at the dinner table with my award presenter - Gloria Steinem - an all-time favorite of mine. Also, I got to shake Jane Fonda's hand - another legend. Gloria was particularly great to talk with about her interest in the environment and she saw eye-to-eye with me about Global Warming and the acid bleaching of the world's coral reefs by EXCESS man-made CO2. The night was a great reward for my exhaustive work with Euphemisms and particularly for introducing their definition into the curriculum of the early grades.
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