Between jobs?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: <span word="Between">Between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span>.</p><p><span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="job">job</span>” <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> “<span word="job">job</span>” <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="none">none</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>.</p><p><span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span>?</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="bet">bet</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="euphemisms">euphemisms</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="indirect">indirect</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rude">rude</span>, <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="downright">downright</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>. <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obituaries">obituaries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="deceased">deceased</span> (<span word="dead">dead</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span>”, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> “<span word="he">he</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>” <span word="often">often</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drunkard">drunkard</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="euphemisms">euphemisms</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="humorous">humorous</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="now">now</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ease">ease</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>: “<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="again">again</span>.”</p><p><span word="Euphemism">Euphemism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="euph">euph</span>ē<span word="mismos">mismos</span>, “<span word="from">from</span> <span word="euph">euph</span>ē<span word="mos">mos</span> <span word="auspicious">auspicious</span>, <span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eu">eu</span>- + <span word="ph">ph</span>ē<span word="m">m</span>ē <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="phanai">phanai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>” (<span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span> <span word="Online">Online</span>).</p>
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