BAD WORDS

I think that words can't be bad because it's like saying a table or the floor is acting bad. It just doesn't make any sense. However, people do use words to hurt others as to insulting them. Those words aren't bad. The person's intentions was bad and how they chose to use their words. Euphemisms are good when your are in a situation where you have to be nice or don't want too embarrass yourself. For example, it sounds nicer to say "I'm in between jobs" rather than saying "I'm unemployed".When we saw the video about euphemism, George Carlin talked about how the disease that people got in the military. The name was originally Shell Shock and people who had it got more attention since the name was grotesque. Then over years, people kept changing the name to make it not sound so horrible but since the newer names make it sound like not a big deal, they don't get as much attention as they should. Saying "the people on the streets" instead of "homeless people" sounds better because you are more likely to not feel bad or want to help when you use that to describe them. After those examples, euphemisms sound really phony and people should be careful about using them.