<p>Certain topics in our society aren’t considered proper to talk about. To make it easier to talk about such sensitive subjects, we have invented terms that dance around the issues, instead of facing them directly.</p><p>Join me and guests, <a href="https://stevenpinker.com/" target="_blank">Steven Pinker</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUqr4P7P3gM" target="_blank">Phyllis Sommer</a> and <a href="http://profiles.arts.monash.edu.au/kate-burridge/" target="_blank">Kate Burridge</a> as we dig into euphemisms.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Very Bad Words

Matt Fidler

39: Euphemisms

JUN 6, 201832 MIN
Very Bad Words

39: Euphemisms

JUN 6, 201832 MIN

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<p>Certain topics in our society aren’t considered proper to talk about. To make it easier to talk about such sensitive subjects, we have invented terms that dance around the issues, instead of facing them directly.</p><p>Join me and guests, <a href="https://stevenpinker.com/" target="_blank">Steven Pinker</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUqr4P7P3gM" target="_blank">Phyllis Sommer</a> and <a href="http://profiles.arts.monash.edu.au/kate-burridge/" target="_blank">Kate Burridge</a> as we dig into euphemisms.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>