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Semantic Insanity
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 04:23:31
Category: / Business & Economy / Marketing and Advertising
Length: 6 pages (1633 words)
Category: / Business & Economy / Marketing and Advertising
Length: 6 pages (1633 words)
"Mad props! That trick you did was insane. You're the craziest of the crazy." "You've gone mad. You have spiraled into mental insanity. You're completely crazy and must be institutionalized." These two contrasting examples colorfully demonstrate the vast range of semantic meaning which can be used for words in the English language relating to mental insanity. Loony, Mad, Cuckoo, Insane, Crazy, Disturbed, Nuts, Deranged, Demented, Fanatic. Each of these terms has been at some point …
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