Euphemisms The soft words English uses for hard things: death, illness, the toilet, the body, age, weight, pregnancy and birth — said politely, officially, as a joke and as slang. The course teaches Mova that what is said is not always what is meant.
The questions of the euphemisms course of Mova's primary school: 42 lessons, 689 questions, every question and option parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the course at school .
1 Soft words for hard things: death and dying 16 questions · News: "The singer, who passed away on Sunday, will be buried in her home town." What happened on Sunday? 2 Soft words for hard things: death and dying 16 questions · News: "Two people were injured in the crash. One later succumbed in hospital." How many people died? 3 Soft words for hard things: death and dying, illness and the body 16 questions · News: "The young racing driver met an untimely end at Monza." What happened? 4 Soft words for hard things: illness, disability and the body 16 questions · News: "The actor died last week after a long illness." What does the reader probably guess? 5 Soft words for hard things: illness, disability and the body 16 questions · News: "Three people were hurt. One is in a comfortable condition." What is true of that person? 6 Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions 17 questions · A sign at a highway stop reads "Restrooms open 24 hours". What can you do there? 7 Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions 17 questions · Holiday postcard: "Great trip, but Dad got Delhi belly on day two." What happened to Dad? 8 Soft words for hard things: the toilet and bodily functions and age and looks 17 questions · A sign at a Scottish station: "Gents ← and Ladies →". What is the sign for? 9 Soft words for hard things: age and looks and weight 17 questions · Gossip: "Look at her face — not a single wrinkle at 60. She's definitely had some work done." What does the… 10 Soft words for hard things: weight and pregnancy and birth 17 questions · Kid: "he's not fat he's big-boned, that's what his mum says lol" — what is the kid hinting? 11 Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth 17 questions · News: "The couple are delighted to announce a blessed event in the spring." What will happen in spring? 12 Soft words for hard things: pregnancy and birth and relations and family 16 questions · Gossip at the shop: "Shotgun wedding, that was. Baby came in the autumn." What is the gossip saying? 13 Soft words for hard things: relations and family 16 questions · Divorce announcement: "Citing irreconcilable differences, the couple will divorce." Why are they divorcing? 14 Soft words for hard things: relations and family and children's behaviour 17 questions · Mum on the phone: "Sorry, she's tired, she's been screaming for an hour." What is going on? 15 Soft words for hard things: children's behaviour and school reports and teachers 17 questions · Parents' evening: "Sophie is very sociable, she always has something to say to her neighbour." What is the t… 16 Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers 16 questions · Mum reads: "Ella is a confident speaker and an enthusiastic contributor." What is Ella probably doing in cla… 17 Soft words for hard things: school reports and teachers and animals and pets 16 questions · "teacher's having a quiet word with Jake, he's bricking it" — why is Jake scared? 18 Soft words for hard things: animals and pets and money and poverty 16 questions · "omg the cat left a present in my slipper" — what did the cat probably leave? 19 Soft words for hard things: money and poverty 16 questions · "Can't come to the cinema, I'm proper hard up mate" — why can't he come? 20 Soft words for hard things: money and poverty and work, firing and the economy 16 questions · News line: "Carmaker to cut 2,000 jobs in major restructuring." What is "restructuring" hiding here? 21 Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy 17 questions · News: "The factory announced a reduction in force affecting 400 staff." What happened? 22 Soft words for hard things: work, firing and the economy and business and advertising 16 questions · Estate agent's advert: "Bijou flat, deceptively spacious, in an up-and-coming area." What are you most likel… 23 Soft words for hard things: business and advertising and politics and government spin 16 questions · "ugh, the concert ticket was 40 but they added a convenience fee of 6" — how much did they pay in all? 24 Soft words for hard things: politics and government spin 16 questions · News: "After a full and frank exchange of views, the two leaders left without a statement." What happened at… 25 Soft words for hard things: politics and government spin and war, the military and violence 16 questions · News: "Three soldiers were killed by friendly fire." Who fired the shots? 26 Soft words for hard things: war, the military and violence 18 questions · News: "The ministry confirms our losses in the eastern sector were light." What really happened? 27 Soft words for hard things: crime, prison and the police 17 questions · News: "A 34-year-old man is helping police with their inquiries after the robbery." What is really happening? 28 Soft words for hard things: crime, prison and the police and lying and honesty 17 questions · News: "The charity's treasurer is accused of misappropriation of funds." What is she accused of? 29 Soft words for hard things: lying and honesty and drinking and drugs 17 questions · Gran, about the twins' drawing: "Well, it's very... colourful." Which word best fits what she is doing? 30 Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs 16 questions · "Mum's feeling a bit delicate this morning, keep it down." Why should the kids be quiet? 31 Soft words for hard things: drinking and drugs and religion and fate 17 questions · News: "The footballer has gone into treatment and asks for privacy." What has really happened? 32 Soft words for hard things: religion and fate and failure and mistakes 16 questions · A coach to a crying runner: "You trained so hard, love. It just wasn't meant to be." What is the coach saying? 33 Soft words for hard things: failure and mistakes 16 questions · News: "A computer glitch left 2,000 passengers stuck at the airport." What caused the trouble? 34 Soft words for hard things: failure and mistakes 16 questions · A school letter: "We regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful." What does the family learn? 35 Soft words for hard things: failure and mistakes and stupidity and madness 16 questions · "printer won't work, helpdesk says user error. rude!!" What is the helpdesk saying? 36 Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness 16 questions · School report: "Tom is more practical than academic and shines in woodwork." What is the teacher really sayi… 37 Soft words for hard things: stupidity and madness and rudeness and swearing 16 questions · News: "The striker missed an open goal and the commentator cried, 'Crikey!'" What did the commentator show? 38 Soft words for hard things: rudeness and swearing 16 questions · TV news: "The minister was heard muttering the f-word into a live microphone." What happened? 39 Soft words for hard things: rudeness and swearing 16 questions · Newspaper: "The manager's post-match comments cannot be printed in a family newspaper." What does this sugge… 40 Soft words for hard things: rudeness and swearing 18 questions · Headline: "Talks end after 'frank exchange of views' between the two leaders." What really happened? 41 Olympiad: the euphemism detective ★★★ 16 questions · "bruv my nan says grandad's brown bread and the dog's been seen to. who's dead then" 42 Olympiad: reading between the lines ★★★ 16 questions · "lowkey sus, the ad says cosy, compact, needs TLC, and it's £900 a month lol" What is the flat really like? ← previous Englishnext → Everyday↑ back to the questions This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/euphemisms/