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    The document discusses the use of euphemisms to obscure or soften unpleasant truths. Euphemisms are used to avoid directly stating uncomfortable facts, such as referring to a dog being "put to sleep" rather than saying it was euthanized or calling an area a "culturally deprived neighborhood" instead of labeling it a slum. Through euphemisms, people attempt to disguise or avert their eyes from unbearable truths.

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    Euphemisms say it better

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    The document discusses the use of euphemisms to obscure or soften unpleasant truths. Euphemisms are used to avoid directly stating uncomfortable facts, such as referring to a dog being "put to sleep" rather than saying it was euthanized or calling an area a "culturally deprived neighborhood" instead of labeling it a slum. Through euphemisms, people attempt to disguise or avert their eyes from unbearable truths.

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    In Other Words

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    Elton Camp
    The document discusses the use of euphemisms to obscure or soften unpleasant truths. Euphemisms are used to avoid directly stating uncomfortable facts, such as referring to a dog being "put to sleep" rather than saying it was euthanized or calling an area a "culturally deprived neighborhood" instead of labeling it a slum. Through euphemisms, people attempt to disguise or avert their eyes from unbearable truths.

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    By Elton Camp Euphemisms verbally avert our eyes Thus, the unbearable truth disguise Unpleasant facts from selves to keep I had my faithful dog put to sleep Aunt Jane recently passed on hen into death she has gone !alacious !ally turned a trick "rostitution carries such ick Ethnic cleansing is easier to abide Than calling the action genocide #egative patient outcome can hide The plain fact that the person died A lady al$ays po$ders her nose hen it%s to urinate that she goes An early retirement option I took &etter than I $as fired it%ll look 'ulturally deprived neighborhood !ounds better than a slum $ould To say enhanced interrogation To avoid torture connotation These are e(amples of tries Unpleasant truths to disguise

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