"Beefburger" by Ogden Nash

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December 20, 2015

 

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In this poem the writer expresses his concerns about an incorrect use of the words in a language, having chosen ?beefburger' as an example. Nash finds himself in the ?mortal combat' together with the word ?beefburger' which he calls ?coined.' It can be seen in the beginning of the poem that the author hates ?coined' phrases and their actual use in everyday speech...
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He names them ?monstrous' which reinforces his hatred towards them. Nash refuses to understand the meaning of the word ?beefburger' by describing it as ?fraudulent', in other words intending to deceive, and ?infuriating' which points out both anger and confusion of the writer. In the eyes of the author, appearance of the invented words in the language motivates people, at the same time leaving them with no other choice rather than accept their use...
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