Kate Burridge

'Bloody' has now become an important indicator of Australianness and of cultural values such as friendliness, informality, laid-backness, mateship - and perhaps…

— Kate Burridge

Underhand euphemism are used, not so much to conceal offence and to deliberately disguise a topic and deceive

— Kate Burridge

A non-standard dialect is as valid communication system as the standard

— Kate Burridge

Because of the way our society is structures, using sentences such as "I don't it" can put people at a disadvantage. And…

— Kate Burridge

All taboos serve different human interests by avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress

— Kate Burridge

All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier

— Kate Burridge