Lit. Term Tuesday euphemism and elision

euphemism Substituting an offensive word (or phrase) for another that is less offensive Use of a term that is more pleasant than the term originally presented Makes something bad sound good

Euphemism Examples: Sanitation Engineer = Trash Collector Pass Away = Die Correctional Facility = Prison Vertically Challenged = Short Collateral Damage = Dead Women & Kids Casualties = Dead Soldiers

Elision Elidere: Latin for ‘strike out’ Verb form = elide Omitting/removing a syllable or sound in a word to make it easier to say or pronounce Also used in poetry to ensure rhythm in a line Sometimes used for euphonic effect Remember euphony? Euphony = pleasant sounds

Elision Examples: Common Usage: Shortened Syllable Count for Poetry Laboratory Comfortable Temperature Vegetable Shortened Syllable Count for Poetry ‘tis instead of it is ‘twas instead of it was Informal Fluency/Slang: “Gonna” for “going to” “I dunno” for “I don’t know.”

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