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Euphemisms. is a substitution for an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, using instead an agreeable or less offensive expression, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker . Shake Your Euphemism. George Carlin. Some examples of Euphemisms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Euphemisms
is a substitution for an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, using instead an agreeable or less offensive expression, or to make it less troublesome for the speaker.
Shake Your EuphemismEuphemisms1George Carlin2
3Some examples of Euphemismspre-owned car - used car/second-hand car restroom (US English) - toilet to pass on - to die friendly fire - being fired upon by your own side in battle enhanced interrogation technique - torture the big C - cancer
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5Euphemisms - Deathpushing up the daisies to croak food for the worms snuff out the candle swansong to be toast gravestone/headstone the sands of time running out
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8Arguments
have words with someone
9Being poor
financially embarrassed
10Being CrazyAn olive short of a pizza
11No matter how you say itEuphemism commercial12Euphemisms in the GiverWith a partner, begin to write down some euphemisms used by Lois Lowry in The Giver.EUPHEMISMS What does Jonass community really mean by the following words: 1. Release (page 2): 2. Feelings (page 4)
3. Animals (page 5) 4. Nurturer (page 7)
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