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When was the last time the Cleveland Indians came in last place in there divisions?
1988
What euphemism is considered the oldest?
Euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant. so bear is the oldest-known euphemism
What is the oldest known euphemism?
Euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant. so bear is the oldest-known euphemism
What is considered the oldest known euphemism?
Euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant. so bear is the oldest-known euphemism
What is considered the oldest-known euphemism?
Euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant. so bear is the oldest-known euphemism
Is love and other extreme sports an example of an euphemism?
No. It is a figure of speech. A euphemism is a word substituted for another word that is deemed unacceptably explicit. For example, the word mortician came into vogue as a euphemism for "undertaker," which was considered too direct and to the point.
How can a sentence be a euphemism?
A sentence can be a euphemism if it expresses something that might be considered 'unpleasant' in a way that might be considered 'more pleasant'. Another way of describing this is to say that a euphemism is a way of avoiding telling the truth. For example: 'My brother was very tired and emotional when he came home last night.' (This means that he was drunk.) 'Mary has a tendency to speak her mind.' (She is tactless.) 'Peter told me that his father had passed on.' (He had died.)
A is a word or phrase that's used in place of a word that has an unfavorable connotation?
A euphemism is a word or phrase that is used in place of one that is negative or unsavory. For example, "passed away" is used as a euphemism for "died".
Is Magdalene Mary last name or is Magdalene the place she came from?
Magdalene was Marys last name.
Use reluctant in a sentence?
I was reluctant when I came in last place for a race.
What country came 18th in last years eurovision song contest?
If by last year you mean 2012, then Bosnia and Herzegovina came in 18th place.
What is the meaning of he has gone before us yto a better place - euphemism?
he has gone
