Euphemisms Extra Credit

"Dear John"

Meaning: a letter (as to a soldier) in which a wife asks for a divorce or a girlfriend breaks off an engagement or a friendship

Orgin: An early reference to Dear John letters was made in a United Press article of March 21, 1944.
There are a number of theories on why the name John is used rather than any other. John was a common name in the United States at the time the term was coined. John is also the name used in many other terms that refer to an anonymous man or men, such as "John Doe" or "Dear John". Another possible source for the term is the "Dear John" soap opera which was on the radio from 1933 to 1944.

Euphemism Extra Credit: Shuffle off this Mortal Coil

Meaning:

Die

Origin:

Taken from Shakespeares Hamlet 'To be or not to be speech'

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Kick the Bucket

Meaning
To die.

Origin:
The phrase originates from the notion that people hanged themselves by standing on a bucket with a noose around their neck and then kicking the bucket away.

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In An Interesting Condition

meaning: pregnant

Origin: In the 18th century, interesting has been used as a term for being pregnant. Women were considered to be in an interesting state and child birth was called interesting event. This phrase was used by the Hagerstown Torch Light, which was printed out in September 1846

Chapter 21 reflection

Chapter 21 starts off with Kidder introducing another friend of Farmer, his name is Jorge Perez, and he is a Cuban doctor. Farmer is now at Cuba. Cuba and Haiti are very different when it comes to health. The health statistics in Cuba are the most accurate in the world, vetted by WHO. Though the health statistics are precise, some young Cuban doctors have never been in a situation where their patient has been diagnosed with malaria. Farmer is very appreciative with the medicine Cuba is providing. The doctors are poorly paid, yet they are trained very well. The main reason why Farmer went to Cuba was to raise money for his patients in Haiti. He felt guilty about leaving Haiti to go to Cuba, but it was for the good. Farmer also respected Jorge Perez, he had a great doctor-to-patient relationship. Farmer then goes on to question The Marxist analysis. He believed it was undeniably accurate. He also questioned many other "ologies." He did not understand them and he distrusted them.

Euphemisms

Euphemism: Put on the wooden overcoat.

Meaning: To die.

Origin: The 'wooden overcoat' is the coffin. This colloquial phrase is not recorded in many reference works and the origin is uncertain. It appreas to be American in origin and most of the early printing citations come ffrom the USA.

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Departed: a person who has died or people who have died.
example:We will always remember our dear departed friends.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English departen < Old French departir, equivalent to de- de- + partir to go away; see part ( v.)