1. Lit. Term Tuesday
euphemism and elision

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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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