Euphemism

The idea of a tragedy is all too common to most people. Although the dictionary definition of this word never changes, it still takes a different form for different people. For instance, one person may find the loss of her favorite necklace to be a heart wrenching tragedy while another might have the same feeling for messing up his favorite cookie recipe. Either way, no matter what event a person classifies as a tragedy, everyone will go through a form of it at one point or another. Depending on…

flowers. 4. ENDEMIC - The shark is expensive because it is endemic to Australia and has to be flown into the country. 5. ENGENDER - The teacher hoped the act of giving out extra credit opportunities would engender student efforts. 6. EUPHEMISM – She used a euphemism to disguise her real feelings about the dramatic incident. 7. EXTORT –He extorted the dealer for all his drug money by pointing…

Titanic In english class, we were given the poem “Titanic”. The poem was written by David R. Slavitt. Slavitt had a tough life as a kid. His mother was murdered by a teenaged robber. His experience with his deceased mother probably made him write about dark stories and poems. The poem is about how people would want to go on the Titanic and go through the same death that the people on the Titanic went through. By dying with a lot of people rather than dying alone, which is what most people do. I…

By looking at how Vonnegut displays individuality versus Government control through his use of metaphors, euphemisms, and sentence structure in “2BRO2B” we can see how the government attempts to place a social norm of suicide into society as well as suppress the individuality of its people; The importance of looking at the individuality versus the government is to display that individuality is a trait that cannot be taken away from the nature of human beings no matter how strong any government…

A cliché is the first of six examples of things that hinder communication. A cliché is something that is already well known and overused. The expression, “He’s as strong as an ox” shows a lack of originality on the speaker’s part. It’s important to remember these clichés only hinder clear business communication and to try not to use them as much as possible when speaking with people at work. A cliché we often hear is that “Life is like a dream”, especially when talking to people about new age…

uninformed. This not only reflects the power that the English language carries when it is used nefariously, it also reveals the large influence it plays on whether a given situation is perceived as favorable or unfavorable. Again, I support the use of euphemisms and jargon for political correctness when it is not used to deceive, but I also think it can be used as a tool to improve the social, economic, and political standing of our society when practiced properly with pure intentions in…

Throughout the world’s time line we have experienced many change centuries after centuries. Going from having dinosaurs, declaring war and having different types of president every four years. As well as the fashion trends and the new modern car design being the highlight in everyday magazines. However, the way languages are written and spoken appear to be one of the biggest things in history that is being changed rapidly. In the article ‘Euphemise this’ written by John McWhorter, discusses…

regards to gun control. He attempts to show the “lies” behind Obamas proposal and compares him to that of other dictators in history. The first paragraph of the article Filozof makes use of name calling and euphemisms, which speak more to his own bias opinions than to actual facts. He uses the euphemism “wept crocodile tears” to insinuate that Obama’s tears were more a show of insincere sorrow used only to gain the support the ignorant, clueless, and stupid. The second paragraph is also…

I was never quite drawn to this article immediately, because when I saw the word “period” in a headline, I could only assume it was the grammatical definition of the homonym was being used. I chose to click on the article anyhow, and to my surprise, would find out that my hypothesis was proven incorrect. I have nothing but praise for both the New York Times as well as the editor of the article for publishing this story. Considering the aim of most news companies is to increase both viewership…

The art of language-Doublespeak As we all know that language is a kind of art, you can use different ways to express same meaning. For example, if you go to someone’s funeral, when you want to comfort the dead guy’s relatives, you can’t say, “die”, instead, you should say, “pass away”, these two words contains the same meaning but the second one is not as sensitive as the previous one, this is the power of words. Different expressions give listener different feelings. What people said…