Euphemisms in English Everyday Discourse Eufemismy V anglickém jazykovém prostředí

biosolids
, a compost made from 
human
waste
, and the National 
Grid using the methane produced from anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge to 
heat homes.”
(BBC) 
When speaking about animals, there are different ways of naming their 
excrements. One can refer to it with the word – 
waste 
in case of dogs, cats or 
other pet. However, when naming waste of farm animals or other bigger species 
we call it 
manure
, which is in fact the product from the excrements rather than the 
excrement itself. The function of this euphemism is to avoid proper names by 
designating the final product. The expression is quite neutral, but not so formal. 
Yet it is plentifully used in press and in an everyday spoken discourse.

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 “Other renewable resources like landfills, food waste and animal 
manure
can 
also be used.”
(Sevcenko, 2016)
Some euphemisms describing secretion have their softening function. 
However, the reason for this toning down is not because of the possibility to 
sound offensive but because children are involved. Children’s talk is based on 
gentle, playful and euphonic words and thus the euphemisms for secretion were 
created in this style. Euphemistic alternatives such as 
poo
, 
poop
or 
pee
might be 
used either as a noun or as a verb. They meet the characteristics of the child's 
words mentioned above and, moreover, they consist of one syllable and are easy 
to pronounce.
“Dog owner in the Spanish capital who do not pick up their pet’s 
poo
could be 
made to work as street cleaners under a ‘shock plan’ unveiled by Madrid city 
hall.”
(The Guardian, 2016)
 “Human