Tham khảo tài liệu 'dangerous english 3rd edition by elizabeth claire 4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | EasyEnglish Dirt is a euphemism for dog or cat feces People must clean up their dog s dirt. Signs along the street tell us Clean up after your dog. They don t have to mention what. Dog doo is another euphemism. Shit is considered vulgar although this common word used to be acceptable. That was hundreds of years ago. Now you won t often hear this word in polite conversation. However it has so many meanings and uses in informal groups that it is one of the most popular words in spoken English. Still there are many people who will not use this word and who will be offended when others use it. The great English writer Shakespeare wrote A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. To follow Shakespeare s example we might say Excrement by any other name would smell as bad. But the odor may seem far away or close depending on what we name it. An Indispensible Guide to Dangerous English 2000 21 EasyEnglish EasyEnglish Discussion 1. What is the common word for waste material feces in your language Is this an acceptable term or is it taboo 2. In your language write as many synonyms for the word as you know. Can you group the words into social classes Are these classes the same as the English ones 3. What is the difference in attitude between cow pancakes and cow dung 4. Why can one word for a body part be dangerous and another word for the same body part be safe 5. Why is a certain word not acceptable in a classroom but widely used in a locker room An Indispensible Guide to Dangerous English 2000 22 EasyEnglish EasyEnglish Common Words with Dangerous Double Meanings Uh-oh Here s trouble for you Many ordinary English words have more than one meaning. Most teachers and most textbooks will not warn you about the slang or vulgar meanings of those innocent-sounding words hiding in your vocabulary. Also although these dangerous meanings are well known to .
