sequences were only good then we should not continue to distinguish between euphemism and common speech). The result of using such terms no doubt does lessen the embarrassment of some people (especially) children.
However, ironically, the use of such euphemisms can itself be embarrassing: The three-year-old child is probably finds it comforting to have a word readily at hand to describe an activity that he or she must often name. But the average adult can take no comfort in a word like "wee-wee." In fact such euphemisms only emphasizes the fact that one is talking about something that one is not supposed to be talked about. This can cause minor embarrassment at times, but it also has more potentially harmful consequences when it comes to health issues. Never haven been given a straightforward way to talk about many of their bodily functions, many
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