Basic information about Language.

• ·         Teaching your language to another person makes you more conscious of how words are used and sentences are structured.
• ·         Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: Language not only labels reality but also shapes our cultural reality.
• The way the language is structured can influence their thoughts.
• ·         Perception: the process of how an individual takes in information visually and with the other senses.
• ·         Euphemism: A word or set of words used to indirectly describe an uncomfortable or inappropriate concept or idea in a socially acceptable way.
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Euphemism	Meaning
Passed away	died
Let go	fired
Friendly fire	Gunfire shot accidentally by one’s own troops or allies in war.
Collateral damage	Death or injury to civilians or noncombatants during wartime.
The final solution	The phrase used by the Nazis for the planned genocide of Jewish people in World War 2
Preowned	Used or second-hand.
Powder your nose	Visit the bathroom.