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Im looking for examples of euphemism in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. if you dont know, euphemism is "replacing a negative term to a more positive term". I only have 1 example so far which is when squealer calls food reductions as "readjustments" and i need two more. Thanks

2007-02-24 11:10:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

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There's always "more equal" instead of superior. Haven't read the book in a while, though, so that's all I remember.

2007-02-24 11:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Robin 4 · 1 0

Euphemisms don't necessarily have to be positives for negatives. Any word or phrase substituted for another can be a euphemism, for example, pass away for die.
It has been decades since I last read Animal Farm so I'm at a loss for specific examples from that book. The U.S, government, especially the defense department, is full of expressions, such as "terminate with extreme prejudice" which simply means "kill".
Good luck!

2007-02-24 11:19:40 · answer #2 · answered by pat z 7 · 0 0

buy the cliff notes book

2007-02-24 11:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by koleary388 2 · 0 0

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