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EUPHEMISMS

Written on February 1st, 2010
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We have all kinds of euphemisms when we wish to be polite about a delicate subject. Things like “In a family way” for shes pregnant.  Then there are all the other body functions that mother taught us not to say in public, which included her.  Number one and number two were on the list in our house.

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The euphemisms for sex are endless and people get real inventive when dealing with that subject.

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What would we ever do if we could not use our euphemisms? What


Comment Number: 2908 . Left by fin on February 1st, 2010 - 9:33 am :

The government has been at this since they re-named the War Department the Defense Department. Back in the early seventies, I started a dictionary of ‘newspeak’. It is of some interest to me that the government now has apparently banned the word “problem” from their press releases. No more problems. We have ‘challenges” and we have “issues” but our problems are gone.


Comment Number: 2909 . Left by lunamor on February 1st, 2010 - 10:19 am :

I know some people hate euphemisms - “just call it what it is” they say - but I usually love the principle of creative use of language.


Comment Number: 2911 . Left by msvyki on February 1st, 2010 - 11:20 am :

Yeah they do know how to “white wash” those problems don’t they. Or is it actually “side stepping” the issues lol.


Comment Number: 2912 . Left by blackbird on February 1st, 2010 - 11:22 am :

Usually for pregnancy it’s “knocked up” or “she’s got a bun in the oven”.

Euphemisms are often more crass than just saying what one means.


Comment Number: 2913 . Left by westy on February 1st, 2010 - 12:14 pm :

sometimes they’re quite hilarious…


Comment Number: 2915 . Left by fakebrunette on February 1st, 2010 - 1:16 pm :

giggle it would make life more plain speaking


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