Before everything else

WOMAN: Miss, please tell me, what happened to my husband? NURSE: Youre husbands dead. WOMAN: (Sobs, collapses and dies)

Saying it right

When you become nurses one day, you have to take note that you should choose the words you say. You dont say to the wife of the patient, Your husbands dead. Its too straightforward. If the woman has a heart problem, she might as well follow.

So how do you think should you say it?

WOMAN: Miss, please tell me, what happened to my husband? NURSE: Youre husbands dead. WOMAN: (Sobs, collapses and died)

WOMAN: Miss, please tell me, what happened to my husband? NURSE: (Shakes head) Im sorry maam. WOMAN: (Sobs, collapses and dies)

There are so many ways to say that someone has died or has been dead

Fading quickly Gave his last breath Deceased Met his maker Kick the bucket Brown bread Departed Demised Expired Pegged it Gone to a better place Passed away Checked out Bit the big one Bitten the dust Popped their clogs Taken to Jesus Turned their toes up Cashed in their chips Fallen off their perch Croaked Given up the ghost Gone south Pushing up daisies Shuffled off this mortal Run down the curtain and joined the Choir Invisible Sleeping the big sleep Checking out the grass from underneath Six feet under Paying a debt to nature

Euphemisms
Saying Things in Appropriate Ways

euphemism
NOUN: The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:

Euphemisms such as slumber room. . . abound in the funeral business. Jessica Mitford

euphemism
ETYMOLOGY: euphemize [1855-60; Gk euphmzein to use words of good omen] eu- a combining form meaning good, well, occurring originally in loanwords from Greek

euphemism: made up of three bound morphemes:, all Greek in origin: eu (good) + phem(speaking/speech) +ism (act/result)

 Your Subtopics Go Here THE BIRDS AND BEES:

In the U.S., parents would refer to sexual intercourse especially in educating their children about human reproduction and the reproductive system as the birds and the bees.

Why do we need to use euphemisms again?

to avoid being harsh, blunt or offensive with our words.

There are various forms of euphemisms. But before we get to each of them, try to answer this short exercise.

WTF Go to the bathroom

A. Indirection B. Mispronunciation C.Physical descriptive D. Foreign words E. Abbreviations

Derriere Like a pinkie.

What the fudge!

Euphemisms can take various forms, including:

Generalizations (thing) Indirection (go to the bathroom) Onomatopoeia (tinkle) Abbreviations, often child-like (loo) Mispronunciation (darn, fudge, arse) Words with other meanings (John) First letters (the F word) Borrowing words from other languages (Halitosis) Semantic shift (rear end) Understatements (hurt, asleep)

Euphemisms can take various forms, including:

Metaphorical transfer (banana) Widening (solid human waste) Physical descriptive (pinky) Foreign words (derriere) Technical or scientific terms (urinate, defecate) Abbreviations (SOB, WTF) Clipping (What the, Jeez) Softening (He sounded stupid) Trivializing (quickie) Military-style (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)

Lets do this exercise.

Try to translate each of the following sentences into clear straightforward English. 1. His grandfather passed away. 2. My father is between jobs but has two interviews today. 3. The peace officer apprehended the sanitation man for speeding. 4. The sales associate answered in the affirmative when the judge asked him if he had ever been incarcerated. 5. The manager complained to his administrative assistant of inventory shrinkage. 6. Our son is a special child. 7. Dan's supervisor laid him off because he was unmotivated. 8. American football is a physical game, and has disabled many players. 9. The individual was accused of appropriating funds. 10.The correctional facility has 220 inmates, five of whom are facing capital punishment.

Try to translate each of the following sentences into clear straightforward English. (Answers) 1. His grandfather died. 2. My father is unemployed but has two interviews today. 3. The peace officer arrested the sanitation man for speeding. 4. The sales associate said yes when the judge asked him if he had ever been incarcerated. 5. The manager complained to his administrative assistant of theft. 6. Our son is retarded. 7. Dan's supervisor fired him because he was unmotivated. 8. American football is a rough game, and has disabled many players. 9. The individual was accused of stealing funds. 10.The correctional facility has 220 inmates, five of whom are facing death penalty.

Lets watch this.

With a partner, create a short dialogue using at least three (3) of the euphemisms from the list given to you.

Criteria: Use of euphemism (5) Appropriateness (5) Grammar (5) Pronunciation (5)

 Find an article from a news website that uses at least five euphemisms and replace them with more direct English words. Copy and paste the article on your document with proper citation and with the euphemisms underlined and their translations written below the article.

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