euphemism
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Fleur
@Fleura (34962)
• United Kingdom
13 Jan 21
Death is an inevitable part of life, but nevertheless for a long time people seem to have shied away from actually saying the words ‘they died’. All kinds of euphemisms have been used such as ‘went to Heaven’, ‘passed away’...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
3 Apr 17
As a punctuality obsessive, I hate the phrase ‘fashionably late.’ It just means late! It can even be a euphemism for habitually late, with the expectation that we should just take it a read that someone won’t be turning up on...
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Fleur
@Fleura (34962)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 15
As a child just starting secondary school I was quite quiet and shy and didn’t really know anyone so I was an obvious target to pick on. Sometimes the older or more popular kids would try to catch me out by asking me things they...
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
4 Oct 15
... which door do you choose?
Toilets, bathroom, WC, restroom, conveniences, heads, jakes, cloakroom (and many others) may be your first indication of where you need to head but when you get there, there may be one, two or even...
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