Today’s episode is for Monday, September 27, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘Holy cow!’ 'Holy cow!' is a euphemism, originating from baseball, people use when they become excited instead of using more colourful four-letter words. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/HolyCow
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Below are two terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you.
Euphemism: A euphemism is a gentle word that is used instead of a harsher word which someone may feel is offensive or unpleasant to hear. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Euphemism
Four-letter word: Four-letter words are rude or bad words that people find offensive. Not all four-letter words have only four letters, but they're all bad. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/FourLetterWord
