* It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms. | * It is often useful to avoid [[words]] with strong connotations (especially disparaging ones) when striving to achieve a neutral [[perspective]]. A [[desire]] for more positive connotations, or fewer [[negative]] ones, is one of the main reasons for using euphemisms. |