Editing Euphemism (section)

===Pronunciation (phonetic modification)===
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Phonetic euphemism is used to replace profanities and blasphemies, diminishing their intensity. To alter the pronunciation or spelling of a taboo word (such as [[profanity]]) to form a euphemism is known as ''taboo deformation'', or a ''[[minced oath]]''. Such modifications include:
* Shortening or "clipping" the term, such as ''Jeez'' ('Jesus') and ''what the—'' ('what the hell').
* Mispronunciations, such as ''oh my gosh'' ('oh my God'), ''frickin'' ('fucking'), ''darn'' ('damn') or ''oh shoot'' ('oh shit'). This is also referred to as a minced oath. ''[[Feck]]'' is a minced oath for 'fuck', originating in [[Hiberno-English]] and popularised outside of Ireland by the British [[sitcom]] ''[[Father Ted]]''.
* Using [[acronym]]s as replacements, such as ''SOB'' ('son of a bitch'). Sometimes, the word ''word'' or ''bomb'' is added after it, such as ''F-word'' ('fuck'), etc. Also, the letter can be phonetically respelled.