euphemisms
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
7 Dec 16
I was thinking today about how we've twisted our language here in the U.S. It's hard to know what people mean to say when some words are replaced with others. For instance, it has always disturbed me that the word “problem” has...
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
7 Dec 16
and it can be confusing. Like a commercial for United Way in which a lady says something like "we help families put aside their past and explore new ways to grow." So it leaves me wondering who she works with and what she does!...
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AngryKittyMSV
@AngryKittyMSV (4317)
• United States
12 Mar 09
Euphemisms are little phrases we use to make things sound not as bad or embarrassing as they really are. Some of my favorites include:
I am not fat, I am famine resistant.
I am not short, I am vertically challenged.
He's...
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dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
26 Aug 08
My state is going to remove that designation from the name of a state agency that helps people with that affliction, saying it offends people. Several advocate groups have demanded the change, saying it's demeaning and insulting...
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Debs_place
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
18 May 08
Ok, I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer and read a question about Aunt Flo coming to visit and I wondered why she would cause cravings.
then I connected the dots ...duh!
So what are some of the names that...
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kynni204
@kynni204 (2031)
• United States
6 Apr 07
When talking to your children, do you call their body parts what they are or do you do things like call breast "butter cups" or "ta ta's"
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