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That's utterly different. When someone says "use the bathroom," my unconscious brain doesn't automatically substitute it with "take a shit" in the parsing proce
by JonnieCache 15y ago
That's utterly different. When someone says "use the bathroom," my unconscious brain doesn't automatically substitute it with "take a shit" in the parsing process, which is what happens with bleeped swearwords on TV and with f*ck style censorship on the page.
"Go to the bathroom" and "take a shit" are completely separate phrases, they don't even necessarily refer to the same activity. It's not even really a euphemism.