173 | Euphemisms: You Know What This Means

What to Expect:

Euphemisms have a significant place in cultures around the world, offering playful substitutions to mask otherwise offensive, uncomfortable, and dodgy terms. Why such alternatives are chosen by society will be discussed, and the positive or negative impact it may place in certain communities.

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Links for Today:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/through-the-language-glass/201006/tell-me-who-your-euphemisms-are-and-i-ll-tell-you-who-you-are
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/laugh-cry-live/201909/why-grieving-parents-detest-platitudes-euphemisms-jargon
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/laugh-cry-live/201909/how-euphemisms-platitudes-jargon-push-away-the-bereaved
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-freud/201604/therapeutic-euphemism-niceness-isnt-always-kind
https://www.slideshare.net/jeiAnnmorano/euphemism-37839303
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/7-types-of-euphemism/
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/euphemism-140810015055-phpapp01/95/euphemism-1-638.jpg?cb=1407635850
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459766/

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