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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do euphemisms get on your nerves? |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2009, 11:49 am
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| Euphemisms, unlike idioms, analogies, metaphors etc. are used solely to disguise unpleasant things in neutral sounding expressions. Like "collateral damage" means "oops, we accidentaly bombed a hospital near out target. ". My thoughts exactly! I mean, what the HELL was wrong with 'blind' and 'deaf'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do euphemisms get on your nerves? |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2009, 4:22 am
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| Maggie, that reminds me of a conversation I had a few years ago with my therapist: Me: I don't want to go with him on a blind date because I suspect that, because he doesn't have a car, he'll ask me to drive him home after the date and I don't like giving rides to strangers at night. Therapist: Oh,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do euphemisms get on your nerves? |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 6:18 pm
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| Hoo boy, if you liked collateral damage that much, you'll like all the other military euphemisms like sleep management=sleep deprivation, extensive questioning/persuasion=torture, special renditions=kidnapping, undertaking=burial (but that has been widely known now), correctional facility=prison and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interpret these phrases |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 2:24 pm
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Replies: 20
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| 200 views and only 7 replies? Weak bros. Anyway, time for me to clear some stuff up. Some of those phrases maybe were better understandable with a bit of context, but they can stand on their own pretty well too, I think "I see a red door and I want to paint it black" Yeah, most people caught that on... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: introverted NT vs introverted aspie |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 9:18 am
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| I think you guys misunderstand inroversion and extroversion. It's not that introvert=shy.... introverts are just people who can't live without taking a moment once in a while to be alone with their thoughts. Extroverts on the other hand can't sit still if they're not doing something actively. While ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it easier for NTs to feign? |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 9:14 am
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| I know that many NTs' behaviors do not come naturally to them, same as for us Aspies they need to feign. Things like ass-kissing, cocktail party mingling, white lies, etc. But they feign with much less effort than us (not to mention, more effectively too, but that's another topic). Why is it easier... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interpret these phrases |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 9:08 am
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| I thought it would be interesting what you people understand under some phrases that I encountered over the years. Now interpretations are a vague thing anyway so no understanding can be that wrong. Anyway, I'll post some phrases, others can post some too "Tomorrow never comes until it's too late" "... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why is it easier for NTs to feign? |
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Posted: 02 Jul 2009, 3:11 am
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| There's a saying that goes "Fake it till you make it". So if you fake a behaviour for a while, it because so ingrained into you that you might as well have had it from the very beginning. So I dunno really, my be a case of you get better at thing the more you do it |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How can I cool down my cat? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 8:08 pm
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| Just leave that cat alone man, she'll survive alright, it's not like alley cats need special treatment |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tired of being a pushover? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 29
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alba wrote: TonyFremont wrote: Screw you man, I'm putting you on shun, and if I were to meet you in real life, I'd look at my shoes and think long and hard about how I'd thrash you. TonyFremont wrote: Shut up man! You are bing shunned. You really need to tone it down a bit or you'll get yourself sent to the quiet room.
Haha no, let him meltdown, it's quite funny really 
also, you shouldn't delete your post just cause some bozo didn't like it. stand by what you wrote |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do euphemisms get on your nerves? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 3:56 pm
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| Euphemisms, unlike idioms, analogies, metaphors etc. are used solely to disguise unpleasant things in neutral sounding expressions. Like "collateral damage" means "oops, we accidentaly bombed a hospital near out target. oh well". |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do euphemisms get on your nerves? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 3:29 pm
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| I wish someone would come up with a better euphemism for non-religious folks to use. I'M ATHEIST, DEAL WITH IT YOU NTs :evil: It's just a courtesy euphemism, a sentence of politeness and habit, no need to overanalyze and try to cram in some atheist beliefs if you're talking about somebody who died |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you unintentionally disrespectful to people? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 3:09 pm
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| there is an indian man at work (when i go there) who is very timid and concerned with how australians perceive him because he feels that australians look down on him because he is very black and stuff like that. i had to make a phone call to optus (one of the 2 major internet providers in australia... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Depression and the summertime |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 2:12 pm
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| Weird, I always get a bit blue in the winter because the weather is bad and no one ever wants to do anything else than hang around at bars or at home (or not at all). |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would You Take the Cure? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 1:10 pm
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Replies: 87
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Tired of being a pushover? |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2009, 12:54 pm
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| It's not the fact that you are standing up for yourselves (and if it is the reason, then f**k those types of people anyway), it's that fact HOW you do it. There's a difference between being asked something and you just going "Haha no way man, I really have no time, sorry dude" or you starting to ge... |
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