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How to pronounce “taboo avoidance”
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Pronunciation guide for taboo avoidance
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of taboo avoidance with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- The Stuff of Thought
when people use or hear a taboo word? The main generalization is the taboo words activate
- Definition summary
- (linguistics) The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear).
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How to pronounce taboo avoidance
The Stuff of Thought
when people use or hear a taboo word? The main generalization is the taboo words activate
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “taboo avoidance”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (linguistics) The replacement of a word or phrase with another by way of euphemism to avoid a cultural taboo (e.g. because the older word has become vulgar, or due to the belief that mentioning a dangerous creature's name may cause that creature to appear).
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