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Menstruation: Why Do We Use Euphemisms?

Menstruation: Why Do We Use Euphemisms? When I was in fifth grade, a friend had excitedly pulled me to one corner of the corridor to announce that she has gotten “it”. Unfortunately for her, I could not take part in her excitement because I could not decipher what “it” meant. Exasperated, she had gone on […]

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