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- Greg Malivuk
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- Homework: Be prepared to explain one or more euphemisms from your language (especially in an area *other* than death, sex, or bodily functions).
- dysphemism: an intentionally rude way of saying something (“bee vomit” or “bee spit” for “honey”)
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- p. 111 (on handout) exercise 1 with a partner
- (If you can’t think of a word, use your phones to find a dictionary or thesaurus to help you.)
- 1 (noun) immensity: enormity
- 2 (adverb) slowly: gradually, steadily (sort of lose the “slow” part), incrementally
- 3 (adjective): unreliable, (undependable), irresponsible (not exactly synonymous)
- 4 (adjective) approximate: rough
- 5 (verb): mention
- 6 (verb) eased: relieved, improved, soothed
- 7 (adjective) cunning: clever, crafty, sneaky, ingenious (stronger than “cunning”)
- 8 (adjective) miraculous: extraordinary, incredible, amazing, unbelievable
- 9 (noun) attack: assault, strike, offensive, battle, fight
- 10 (noun) illnesses: sicknesses, diseases, ailments, conditions, maladies
- http://books.google.com/ngrams - to see the relative popularity of words and phrases (over time) in English books
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- Most synonyms have different shades of meaning or connotations.
- denotation: the thing in the world that a word points to
- connotation: the extra meaning (especially positive or negative meaning) that most words have
- (euphemisms are words/expressions with more polite or positive connotations than the “basic” word)
- We talk about “attempted” or “completed” violent acts, instead of “failed” or “successful”, because they have more neutral connotations and we don’t want to suggest that it’s good for a murder to happen.
- involuntary manslaughter - accidentally killing a person
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- Homework: p. 111 (handout) part 2
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