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03/13/2012 05:03:59 PM · #1 |
| Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
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03/13/2012 05:06:08 PM · #2 |
Over a third of the entries aren't euphemisms.
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03/13/2012 05:44:34 PM · #3 |
| How ironic.... um.. ok... maybe not :-) |
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03/13/2012 05:52:47 PM · #4 |
| I'm pretty sure the yellow ribbon is one... |
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03/13/2012 06:02:01 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
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03/13/2012 07:20:40 PM · #6 |
| And the blue in the ARTROTFL challenge is anywhere close to his style, But who's keeping track? |
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03/13/2012 07:48:25 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
I had to look it up too, so for anyone else whose first experience with this word is this post:
Litote: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
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03/13/2012 08:02:06 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by mike_311:
And the blue in the ARTROTFL challenge is anywhere close to his style, But who's keeping track? |
I guess there's room for interpretation in a lot of the challenges, but a euphemism is pretty concrete. It either is or isn't. Knowing that over a third of the entries were not euphemisms was kind of bothersome. It either suggests the entrant simply didn't care or know what's a euphemism.
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03/13/2012 08:04:09 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by cosmicassassin:
It either suggests the entrant simply didn't care or know what's a euphemism. |
And neither did the voters. ;-) |
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03/13/2012 08:04:46 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by sfalice:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
I had to look it up too, so for anyone else whose first experience with this word is this post:
Litote: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
Mine is definitely that but the definition of Euphemism says "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive".
Arguably the former is a bit more specific, but I think they both fit. Maybe. IMO. Ha! |
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03/13/2012 08:21:48 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by sfalice:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
I had to look it up too, so for anyone else whose first experience with this word is this post:
Litote: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
Mine is definitely that but the definition of Euphemism says "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive".
Arguably the former is a bit more specific, but I think they both fit. Maybe. IMO. Ha! |
LOl - yeah, that fits. the one I was trying to find something for (but ran out of time) was:
"He didn't have a patio to pace in." Now, that's euphemistic! |
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03/13/2012 08:25:44 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by sfalice:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
I had to look it up too, so for anyone else whose first experience with this word is this post:
Litote: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
Mine is definitely that but the definition of Euphemism says "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive".
Arguably the former is a bit more specific, but I think they both fit. Maybe. IMO. Ha! |
You're right, but I couldn't resist saying litotes. |
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03/13/2012 08:38:05 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by JamesDowning:
I'm pretty sure the yellow ribbon is one... |
I thought so too!
Originally posted by cosmicassassin:
I guess there's room for interpretation in a lot of the challenges, but a euphemism is pretty concrete. It either is or isn't. Knowing that over a third of the entries were not euphemisms was kind of bothersome. It either suggests the entrant simply didn't care or know what's a euphemism.
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Or it means you are looking at it from a literal point of view. |
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03/13/2012 09:13:24 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by sinistral_leo:
Originally posted by JamesDowning:
I'm pretty sure the yellow ribbon is one... |
I thought so too!
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It's pretty much the opposite of a euphemism. |
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03/13/2012 09:25:43 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by sinistral_leo:
Originally posted by JamesDowning:
I'm pretty sure the yellow ribbon is one... |
I thought so too!
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It's pretty much the opposite of a euphemism. |
How so? Penny kindly gave us this definition of a euphemism: "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive".
I would've thought saying "bust a nut" is a vague and indirect way of saying what that image actually referred to, no? |
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03/13/2012 09:42:42 PM · #16 |
I thought all of the top three could be considered euphemisms by the definition provided previously: "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive". I suppose it could depend slightly on your definition of mild/indirect language versus harsh/blunt language.
Kick the bucket: mild, indirect, or vague term for to die.
Stepping Stone: mild, indirect, or vague term for a job position that is bad or below your skill level that you are using only to get ahead.
Bust a nut : mild, indirect, or vague term for ejaculation.
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03/13/2012 09:43:07 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by sfalice:
Originally posted by PennyStreet:
Originally posted by posthumous:
Did anyone else notice that the red and yellow ribbons in the euphemism challenge aren't euphemisms? Sorry I'm late, but I just noticed this. |
You said mine was more litotes than euphemism. I had to go look up a definiton of litotes, which I read but I still don't think I know what it is. |
I had to look it up too, so for anyone else whose first experience with this word is this post:
Litote: A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. |
Mine is definitely that but the definition of Euphemism says "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive".
Arguably the former is a bit more specific, but I think they both fit. Maybe. IMO. Ha! |
You're right, but I couldn't resist saying litotes. |
Isn't DPC a great place for furthering our educations? (I had to look it up too.)
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03/13/2012 09:48:24 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by nstevens85:
I thought all of the top three could be considered euphemisms by the definition provided previously: "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive". I suppose it could depend slightly on your definition of mild/indirect language versus harsh/blunt language.
Kick the bucket: mild, indirect, or vague term for to die.
Stepping Stone: mild, indirect, or vague term for a job position that is bad or below your skill level that you are using only to get ahead.
Bust a nut : mild, indirect, or vague term for ejaculation. |
you're right about the blue ribbon.
"stepping stone" is a neutral metaphor to describe how you are using something, whether it's a job or something else.
"busting a nut" is a harsh, violent metaphor: the opposite of a euphemism. |
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03/13/2012 09:49:06 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by jomari:
Originally posted by posthumous:
You're right, but I couldn't resist saying litotes. |
Isn't DPC a great place for furthering our educations? (I had to look it up too.) |
Yup, I love learning new words. |
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03/13/2012 09:52:58 PM · #20 |
I think that the blue is a euphemism for death (which is an uncomfortable topic).
I think the Yellow is a euphemism for hurting one's testicles (which is an uncomfortable topic, although I do not have any, so it's not so uncomfortable for me).
I think the Red is not a euphemism at all. BUT... enough people did to give it a ribbon.
And so... I'm okay with that. |
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03/13/2012 09:55:59 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by nstevens85:
I thought all of the top three could be considered euphemisms by the definition provided previously: "the act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive". I suppose it could depend slightly on your definition of mild/indirect language versus harsh/blunt language.
Kick the bucket: mild, indirect, or vague term for to die.
Stepping Stone: mild, indirect, or vague term for a job position that is bad or below your skill level that you are using only to get ahead.
Bust a nut : mild, indirect, or vague term for ejaculation. |
you're right about the blue ribbon.
"stepping stone" is a neutral metaphor to describe how you are using something, whether it's a job or something else.
"busting a nut" is a harsh, violent metaphor: the opposite of a euphemism. |
I can see your perspective on the the red/yellow. I did happen to see them included with online lists when searching euphemisms. So i would guess many just pulled them from online lists.
But math is more my thing.. not language.. :)
EDIT: to fix quote order
Message edited by author 2012-03-13 22:05:53. |
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