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FEBRUARY 2014
ISSUE 1
VOLUME 1
VERB MAGAZINE
ENTERTAINMENT
COURTING CONTROVERSY
with Double Entendre
By Brandon O’Brien
Double meaning is one of the
most practiced figures of speech
in our soca and calypso, bar none.
A good double entendre has been
the hallmark of a well-written,
articulate, and poetic calypso. It’s
also been used to hide a sexual
innuendo or two.
In recent times though, I’ve
observed its use as an attempt
to hide a controversial or even
sinister message.
In 2012, an example of using
double