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there are many interesting uses of the English language there are many
different types of expressions that have their own unique place within the
language one such type of phrase is the euphemism a euphemism is a word or
phrase that is used as a replacement for one that might cause offence or
annoyance a blunt or extreme word or phrase is substituted with one that is
not so harsh for example you might hear your neighbours having a terrible fight
in the early hours of the morning the next day you tell a friend that you
heard your next-door neighbours having a bit of a ding dong during the night the
word ding dong is being used as a euphemism for violence there was a bit
of a ding dong taking place at the Joneses early this morning a euphemism
can take the form of an amusing or witty word which softens the impact of what is
being said sexual interactions are often given euphemistic nouns and adjectives
so as to make what is being discussed more acceptable you might suspect that a
relationship is taking place between two coworkers Jenny and Phil were both
working late again last night I think there might be some hanky-panky
going on there the phrase hanky-panky is a euphemism
for sex or something that is being done in an underhanded way other euphemisms
for sex include rumpy-pumpy how's your father
slap and tickle rolling in the hay nookie getting jiggy a bit of you know
what jollies hiding the salami and so on when even a euphemism will not do you
might find that saying nothing is just as effective bill and Jane are more than
good friends you know what I mean we often use euphemisms to hide our
embarrassment or to shield someone else from their own
shame certain parts of the body are given euphemistic names so as to ease
those embarrassing moments when they have to be mentioned doctor can you help
me I have a strange mole on my willy the male sex organs have many amusing names
given to them such as twig and berries meat and two veg the crown jewels junk
todger wang shlong Johnson sausage Willy
and so on could you close your curtains when you are getting undressed no one
wants to see your crown jewels there are many euphemisms for things we
often find hard to express directly bodily functions are often given amusing
euphemisms such as ones for going to the toilet you might say spend a penny or go
for a number two you are off to see The Vicar you are going to powder your nose
you take a whiz you have a dump you have a tinkle you take a plop if you are
going somewhere and you don't want to say what it is you are going to do you
might say I'm off to see a man about a dog
euphemisms are often used in daily life as an informal way of communicating
traditional British humour relies heavily on innuendo and the use of euphemisms
the word innuendo means to suggest something indirectly without saying it
in a blunt way you suggest you infer you hint the tone of what you said suggests
something rude or unpleasant so a euphemism is the replacement word or
phrase and an innuendo is a suggestion of something rude or unpleasant excuse
me I need to go in point Percy at the porcelain
do you ever hear someone make a statement that seems hard to believe?
has anyone ever said something to you that you found hard to accept as true?
this might happen when someone is trying to impress you with something they have
done a thing they saw was something that happened to them that seems unlikely
there are many ways of expressing the reaction of disbelief you doubt what the
person is telling you is true you question the facts or you find what was
said questionable and hard to believe you are uncertain as to what was said is
in fact true we sometimes like to exaggerate or embellish an event or
achievement you might find what was said hard to swallow he claims to have been
to university but I find that hard to swallow in this sentence we are
expressing doubt about the claim there is a good chance that the claim is false
if you find something hard to swallow then you are expressing doubt you feel
as if the statement is false and untrue you find it hard to swallow another
great expression refers to taking something with a pinch of salt again the
thing being said is hard to believe his claims that he lived in Hollywood for a
few years should be taken with a pinch of salt the things said seems unlikely
it seems as if the person is telling a lie
we might accuse someone of being full of crap or full of shit you never went to
university you are full of crap the thing being said might be described as
bullshit an untrue statement or false claim
can be described as bullshit or if you want to be polite we can say that
someone is full of it he never went to university he is full of it an official
statement or declaration that seems untrue can be described as inaccurate or
misleading to accuse someone of lying can be described as calling someone out
the person lying has been revealed to be a fraud a false claim and can be
described as fraudulent the company was punished for the fraudulent claims about
their product in everyday life we might make the occasional claim that is
slightly exaggerated to make some things seem better or worse than it was is a
normal part of social interaction however these claims can sometimes get
you into deep trouble to be revealed as a liar or cheat is damaging so as long
as the claims made are not too bizarre or damaging there we are often willing
to look the other way we accept that sometimes a person is not being
completely honest with us an outlandish claim or wild story that seems unlikely
will often be taken with a pinch of salt
it's time to take a look at another buzzword a buzzword is a word or phrase
that is popular during a certain time or is generally used today's buzzword is
aggression as a mass noun the word aggression means feelings of anger or
antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behavior
the readiness to attack or confront is aggression a type of aggression that is
shown through the manner of a person or an action can be named as aggression the
action of attacking without provocation is aggression a particular type of
attack can be described as aggression you can display aggression to exhibit
forcefulness is aggression you are being aggressive which is the adjective form
of the word the result of aggression is the appearance of being aggressive in
British English we might describe this behaviour as aggro a violent disturbance
might be described as aggro an aggressive situation is taking place
there is aggression occurring the word aggression came into use in the early
17th century and derives from the Latin ad-gradi which means walk towards
what is it to express yourself? how do we define those little signals that we give
off? do we really have control of what we give away about ourselves? when we say
express yourself we mean that you show the way you feel your interest in or
reaction to something you can express yourself in two ways by doing or by
saying doing normally means a physical action using your body maybe the
expression on your face will change but you say nothing you pull a face or you
might show your reaction by doing something physical you might become
agitated and wave your arms with frustration or anger you might react
passively and walk away we call these reactions body language you might
express yourself by saying something directly this is not subtle this is
direct communication you are expressing yourself using words and the tone of
your voice you might even use bad language and swear I have never heard
him swear before he must have been furious you might just say what you feel
without cursing or swearing perhaps you will shout and yell or the opposite
might occur and your voice may become very soft and hard to understand so
direct action using movement and speech are the two most obvious ways of
expressing yourself you may not realise it but we actually use body language all
the time even when we are sitting still and saying nothing we are sending out
messages to other people for example if you are sitting near a person you like
then your body language will show it and of course if you are near someone you
don't like then your body language will also express it I can see by the way you
are sitting that you don't want to know me where were you
looking for a partner their body language is very important you want the
other person to know you are attracted to them there are many ways to get the
attention of a possible mate but out of all the possible methods body language
is still the best we call this particular action flirting both men and
women are capable of this you could say that it is a part of nature just like
the wild animals in the jungle so the next time you are sitting on a
train or enjoying a party or just walking through town remember you are
always giving off signals to other people your body language is always
sending out those subliminal signals that have the ability to give away what
is really going on in your mind well it looks as if time has beaten us again as
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