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    Euphemisms Questionnaire

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    Hello everybody!
    I'm writing a seminar paper about the use of euphemisms in English and German, and I urgently need to conduct a small case-study which includes collecting data. To collect data I made a questionnaire wich I would ask you to fill in.
    Please send your results or/and questions to katarina_n_a@gmx.net

    THANK YOU!!!

    1. If you stopped menstruating/had problems with potency, what would you say to…?

    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    2. If you found out you had cancer, what would you say to…?

    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    3. If somebody related to you had died, what would you say to…?

    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    4. If somebody related to the person you were talking to had died, what would you say, if this person were…?

    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    5. If you had to ask for help in doing something, what would you to…?
    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    6. If you /your lover were pregnant and you needed a holiday, what would you say to…?

    a. a doctor:
    b. your lover:
    c. a close friend:
    d. a work colleague:
    e. an acquaintance:

    Authorkatarina_n_a14 Jun 08, 22:26
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    1a
    2c
    3c
    4b
    5a
    6e
    #1Authorryt15 Jun 08, 00:51
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    #2Authornight rider15 Jun 08, 02:30
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    Ryt! Thank you for your unswers! However, Im afraid you didnt understand me right. The questionnaire is meant to be filled in as follows:
    Ex.: 6.a. “Doctor, I think I am pregnant.”
    6.b. “Darling, we’re getting a baby!”
    #3Authorkatarina_n_a15 Jun 08, 09:36
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    I am interested in concrete utterances!
    #4Authorkatarina_n_a15 Jun 08, 09:37
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    what are "concrete utterances", pray??
    #5Author penguin (236245) 15 Jun 08, 09:51
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    6a. Darling, I'm getting a baby!

    Antwort: What! How is that possible?!
    #6Authorryt15 Jun 08, 18:01
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    Ryt:Thanks! But, please, pay attention to the task!
    #7Authorkatarina_n_a15 Jun 08, 18:28
     
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