Berlusconi’s rhetoric and other rants

Yesterday I happened to read a very interesting “language-related” article about Berlusconi’s unique use of words. The journalist pointed out that the Prime Minister uses a mix of old-fashioned, slightly unusual words, such as postribolo or turpe, next to colloquialisms and more or less vulgar terms like coglione or casino. This is a very distinct feature of Silvio Berlusconi’s rhetoric. Here is the link to the article (in Italian).

And more on ranting, an amusing article about… synonyms! My classic snowclone rant.