FULL ENGLISH Lesson 40 / What is a Euphemism? / Body Language / Expressing Disbelief

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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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