DON'T SAY THAT!!! The Euphemism Treadmill - Is your English up to date?

Get my book: Middlechester Chronicles and the Story of Idioms: A witty and satirical look at 347 English idioms and their origins told through stories To read the first chapter free and purchase the book go to www.aunty.co.uk === Words evolve - what was once a kind word is now an insult. This is all about the Euphemism Treadmill. A term coined by Steven Pinker. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. https://letthemtalktv.substack.com/ It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV. Wisdom guaranteed. More information here. www.patreon.com/LetThemTalkTV Find Steven Pinker's New York Times article here https://stevenpinker.com/files/pinker... Here is Dr Melody Mcleod's article https://psychcentral.com/blog/all-thi... 00:00 The Euphemism treadmill 02:50 Toilet 06:24 Don't say pregnant 08:22 Intellectual challenges 09:34 Bastards 13:01 Ethnicity 14:45 Indigenous 15:44 Who is Asian? 16:37 Persian or Farsi 17:26 Tell us more