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Meanings of polite euphemism in inglés

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Usage of polite euphemism in inglés
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Too often, the term is a polite euphemism for incoherence.
The Irish Times
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She used terms regarding cathedrals and pictures for which boredom is the mildly polite euphemism.
The Mountebank
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Eph said, It's still a polite euphemism for murder.
The strain
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The word, I held a secret conviction, was merely a polite euphemism to cover his unscrupulous nature.
The Paternoster Ruby
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Of course, I fully accept that there are those who would even see the use of the word "striking" as a polite euphemism.
The Irish Times
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He goes on to outline, in the polite euphemisms of the 19th century, a horrific account of sex slavery and gang rape.
The Guardian
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