Are you a user of vulgar language or euphemized version
of expressions? Are you a huge fan of politically correct terms to be on the
safe side? Whatever dispositions your languages are, you might want to sound
like just who you really are. Here are some interesting examples of putting
things in English. (*Caveat: Please watch out for vulgar, slangy words so you won’t
offend anyone who you’re talking to. LOL)
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Euphemized/
Polite Expressions
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More
Straightforward/Vulgar/ Harsh/Slangy Expressions
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Please be a good sport/ Be nice.=>
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Don’t be a dick.
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Could you please let me finish? =>
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Shut up and listen.
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We’re letting you go. =>
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You’re fired.
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She passed away or dearly departed. =>
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She died.
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He’s on the street. =>
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He’s homeless.
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My dog has been put to sleep. =>
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My dog has been euthanized.
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Mom, can I have some potato chips? =>
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Hey, mom, just hit me up with a bag of chips.
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They are going through poor cash flow these days. =>
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They are dead broke these days.
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The professor is extremely neat and precise. =>
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The professor is just too anal/ anal-retentive. He’s always
splitting hairs.
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I’m so out of luck!/ It’s so frustrating!=>
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FML! (acronym for Fuxx my life!)
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They went all the way last night. =>
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They did Netflix and chill last night.
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Her boy friend is a but vertically challenged. =>
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Her boy friend is a migit.
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I’m not quite impressed by your choice of friends. =>
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Your friends are all scumbags.
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She might not have been the sharpest pencil in the box.
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She was dumb.
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