English Club

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Never mind, Molly! I corrected the preposition as soon as I saw it and nobody noticed.

 

Thank you, Lady LG, you are an angel

 

And some euphemisms to these:

 

-He collects empty beer bottles to earn his living.

- She is (pardon) a prostitute.

 

 

 

[Lady LG 4 159]

Why don't we compose some euphemisms to these phrases?

 

I want to add two more plus Molly's, so we have six:

 

1. He earns his living selling cucumbers from his garden.

 

2. I want to spend the night with you and make love.

 

3. He delivers pizza.

 

4. She makes dog clothes.

 

5. He collects empty beer bottles to earn his living.

 

6. She is (pardon) a prostitute.

 

Good luck and have fun!

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Euphemisms:

 

I want to spend the night with you and make love. – How about a glass of wine?

 

He delivers pizza. He Works as an ICC. (Italiano Cuisine Courier)

 

 

 

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Why no one use it is own photo on profile?

 

As for me, in all my photos i am either too undressed, or too beautiful, don't want to dazzle boys

 

By the way, Samira, your photo is very nice

Изменено 5 июля, 2011 пользователем Molly Malone

[Lady LG 4 159]

Euphemisms:

I want to spend the night with you and make love. = Do you like coffee Jardin?

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Euphemism:

 

She is (pardon) a prostitute. – She is an FBI agent (Female Body Incorporated)

[Molly Malone 4 452]

A puzzle: "Sherlock Holmes was questioning three men who had been witnesses to a murder: Mr Franks, Mr Richards and Mr Andrews. It was a funny thing but their first names were Richard, Frank and Andrew too. Holmes remarked to Mr Richards on this. "Yes, I noticed that as well," he replied. "But none of us have the first name that matches our surname. My first name is Andrew." Can you give the full name of all three witnesses?" (It's easy!)

 

Andrew Richards, Frank Andrews, Richard Franks?

[Lady LG 4 159]

Let's sum up. There're 8 tasks for fun and profit:

 

1. A riddle: "What question cannot be answered with "No?"

 

2. Misprint 23. The text below contains a mistake where ONE letter in a word IS MISSED. For example, if the word should be BOX it is printed as OX.

 

"Olympic Shock: Christie Eats Lewis In 100 Metre Final!"

 

3. Guess the last word: " Queen Elizabeth I was considered very fussy about her personal cleanliness as she bathed once a ............................ "

 

4. Quotations.

 

5. Proverbs.

 

6. Songs.

 

7. The story "Natasha from Russia."

 

8. Euphemisms: old and new: post 05.07, 16.52

 

Good luck! See you!

 

PS Molly, your answer is quite right!

Изменено 5 июля, 2011 пользователем Lady LG

[victorian 8 436]

Well I was born on the 24th of May (Twins)

[Самира 26]

dear ladies

molly and lady lg

I can not cach you

I head this word 'Euphemisms' first time

[Molly Malone 4 452]

dear ladies smile.gif molly and lady lg I can not cach you rofl.gif I head this word 'Euphemisms' first time blush.gif

 

 

Samira, there is a very interesting article above.

Specially for you i shall copy it

 

Basically, a euphemism is a substitute word – a polite word or expression that people use when they are talking about something which other people may find unpleasant, upsetting or embarrassing. In other cases, euphemisms can be used to make something sound better than it really is. When we use euphemisms, we are protecting ourselves or others from reality. As you can imagine, many euphemisms refer to sex, bodily functions, war and death. In politics, euphemisms are often used to hide the truth, or to make something bad not appear as bad as it really is. Here are a few examples. The first sentence of each pair is the euphemistic way of saying it; and the second sentence is the more literal translation:

 

- She passed away last night. = She died last night.

- I need to spend a penny. = I need to go to the toilet.

- I am a pedagogical instructor. = I am a teacher. (I do not agree because being a teacher is a great honour, why use a euphemism)

- The prisoner was given a lethal injection. = The prisoner was executed with poison.

- She is a transparent-wall maintenance officer. = She is a window cleaner.

- He decided to come out. = He decided to admit to being homosexual.

- He works for a waste recycling company. = He is a rubbish collector.

 

So, we are composing euphemisms

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Well I was born on the 24th of May (Twins)

 

Oh...Twins...Gemini...The Headmaster's favourite sign, victorian.

 

What colour is your hair?

[Molly Malone 4 452]

A usual joke

 

It was about a month ago when a Dutchman in Amsterdam felt that he needed to confess, so he went to his Priest. "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. During WWll, I hid a Jewish man in my attic." "Well," answered the Priest, "That's no a sin." "But I made him pay me 20 gulden for each week he stayed." "I admit that wasn't good, but you did it for a good cause." "Oh thank you Father; that eases my mind. Father, I have one more question." "What is it son." "Do I have to tell him the war is over?"

[Molly Malone 4 452]

Serdar,

i liked your China photos.

Do you travel a lot?

[Serdar 2]

4. She makes dog clothes.

Textile factory is received the order from police for producing uniform.