Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Step 1
Ask students to list some descriptive words that might be considered harsh or offensive to use.
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Step 2
Ask students how they might rephrase these words if they were trying to talk about someone politely.
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Step 3
Explain that these polite rephrasings are examples of euphemisms.
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Step 4
Have students make a list of harsh phrases or words, then come up with at least two less offensive alternatives to these words.
