Recently I came a across a reference to someone carrying the casket at a funeral.
'Casket' made me visualise a dainty little box suitable for storing cuff-links or rings. Do people usually carry the jewellery of the deceased in state at a funeral? Then I thought the casket might contain the ashes, but it's unusual to have the cremation before the funeral.
I suppose one could bury a pet hamster in a casket, but a human needs more space. I hope I get a coffin!!!
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I hove a deep sigh when I read this entry in your blog. 'Casket' in place of the perfectly serviceable 'coffin', comes to us from America, the world capital of mealy-mouthed euphemism.
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