A common euphemism I see all the time in the media occurs in references about who is having sex with who, as in “Celebrity A is sleeping with Celebrity B” or “I need to be in love with someone first before I can sleep with them.”
No! I’m sorry, but people don’t get into bed together in order to SNORE together. They go to bed to HAVE SEX.
It’s 2015 and there’s no need for this wishy-washy, mealy-mouthed euphemism. Be direct and say what you really mean: “Celebrity A is having sex with Celebrity B” or “I need to be in love with someone first before I can have sex with them.”
It’s clear and to the point and it’s not vulgar or excessively descriptive. One doesn’t need to use the F bomb in order to be direct.
Let’s consign “sleeping with” to the dustbin of history.
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