Denial came out of the therapyspeak prevalent in the middle of the 20th century, especially as it was applied to confronting the reality of mortality. It was popularized as the first stage of grief, and quickly expanded to include refusal to confront any bad news or disturbing ideas.

There were avenues through the swamp, old beachlines of Lake Superior dating from earlier times when the lake level was higher.

The first clinical examination revealed absence of the osteotendinous reflex, a myasthenia and myalgia after flexion of the lower limbs, and dysphonia.

The language we speak is New Zealandese, with its own idiom and pronunciation, and is just as distinctive as the language spoken by Americans, South Africans, Australians and Canadians.