Euphemisms in English Everyday Discourse Eufemismy V anglickém jazykovém prostředí

sleep with
a man without building attraction first, the 
harder it is going to be to develop a committed relationship with him.” 
(Wade).
When dealing with euphemisms in a sexual realm there are also some 
words that stand for orgasm. Since this term is very straightforward with a direct 
reference to sex there was a need for some evading alternatives. 
Climax
is one of 
these substitutions and as it has a foreign origin it sounds rather sophisticated. On 
the contrary 
come 
might also refer to orgasm, although it is an everyday English 
word. In both cases the context turns the connotations of the words and provides 
them with a euphemistic shield.
 “Once you can 
climax
easily on your own, you’ll find it much easier to have 
really exciting times with a partner.” 
(Weber, 2016) 
“They may not realise their eagerness to make you 
come
 is making it less likely 
you will.”
(Boynton, 2015) 
The same problem arises when speaking about masturbation. Since this 
practice used to be considered as unhealthy or even devilish, people wanted to 
avoid it not only physically but also in their spoken discourse. The source of 
motivation for forming a euphemistic equivalence was the idea of self-pleasure 
and thus lots of euphemisms and euphemistic phrases contain this word. As the 

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masturbation is a kind of play with your own body this notion has also influenced 
the creation of euphemistic alternatives. Their function is purely avoiding by 
using the proper name that might sound somehow carnal.
“In order to learn how to 
pleasure yourself
better, you need to find a right 
masturbation technique and follow certain tips as well.”
(New health advisor) 
“Be sure to try different positions when