The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford, 1996, Excerpts
Funeral Director or Mortician NOT Undertaker
Mr., Mrs, Miss Blank NOT Corpse or Body
Deceased NOT Dead
Passed On or Expired NOT Died
Memorial Service NOT Funeral
Casket NOT Coffin
Floral Tributes NOT Flowers
Reposing Room NOT Showroom
Display Area NOT Casket Room
Drawing Room NOT Parlor
Casket Coach NOT Hearse
Interment Space NOT Grave
Opening Interment Space NOT Digging Grave
Closing Interment Space NOT Filling the Grave
Preparation Room NOT Morgue
Shipping Case NOT Shipping Box
Cremains NOT Ashes
Clothing NOT Shroud
Relatives and Friends NOT Mourners
Vital Statistics Form NOT Death Certificate
Investment in the Service NOT Cost of the Casket
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