the new "euphemism"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 12/22/2013 08:39 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>I believe I observed some years ago that "euphemism" has become the favored
>TV-yakker word for "synonym," just as "misnomer" is the word they use for
>"misconception." And "substitute" for "replace."

If they don't understand "vagina", there's a lot of room for misconception.

Joel


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>On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 5:06 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > JD: <<<... vagina ... vulva > ... womb ... "uterus" ... Clearly, it's a
> > case of the part for the whole.>>
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