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edits to figs-euphemism (#474) 

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@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ Different languages use different euphemisms. If the target language does not us
### Examples From the Bible
> … where there was a cave. Saul went inside to cover his feet. (1 Samuel 24:3b ULT)
> … where there was a cave. Saul went inside to **cover his feet**. (1 Samuel 24:3b ULT)
The original hearers would have understood that Saul went into the cave to use it as a toilet, but the writer wanted to avoid offending or distracting them, so **he did not say specifically** what Saul did or what he left in the cave.
> But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not known a man?” (Luke 1:34 ULT)
> But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not **known a man**?” (Luke 1:34 ULT)
In order **to be polite**, Mary uses a euphemism to say that she has never had sexual intercourse with a man.
@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ If euphemism would be natural and give the right meaning in your language, consi
> … where there was a cave. Saul went inside to **cover his feet**. (1 Samuel 24:3b ULT) – Some languages might use euphemisms like these:
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> > “… where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave **to dig a hole**”
> > “… where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave **to have some time alone**”
> > “… where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave to **dig a hole**”<br>
> > “… where there was a cave. Saul went into the cave to **have some time alone**”
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> But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not **known a man**?” (Luke 1:34 ULT)
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> > But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since **I do not know a man**?” – (This is the euphemism used in the original Greek)
> > But Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not **slept with a man**?”
(2) State the information plainly without a euphemism if it would not be offensive.