12. Erectile dysfunction Episode 02
S: “… if thats the sort of thing youre looking for, the man over there in blue is your best bet. Recently divorced doctor with a ginger cat, a
barn conversion, and a history of erectile dysfunction. Reviewing that
information, possibly not your best bet.” Jn: “Yeah, maybe not.”
a. Context 1 Characters
: Sherlock S and Janine Jn 2 Setting
: at John’s wedding 3 Context of Situation: Sherlock is giving a deductive
analysis to Janine about some man in John’s Wedding.
b. Euphemism and Meaning
Erectile dysfunction is a euphemism for ‘impotency’. The type of
this euphemism is indirection while its type of meaning is reflected meaning. The reason for why it is classified as reflected meaning
because when someone mentions erectile dysfunction, we, almost all the time, will connect it with ‘impotency’. This is actually not a right
assumption because there is other disease related to erectile dysfunction called Peyronie’s disease. Peyronie’s disease is a disease
that causes a bend in penis, and, in some cases, can make erection painful. However, people who are not familiar with this disease will
always connect erectile dysfunction with ‘impotency’. The reason for
why it is categori
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ed as indirection type of euphemism is because there is a more direct way to talk about it, like: ‘impotency’ or
‘Peyronie’s disease’. However, talking about a disease directly can possibly hurt people who have it, that is why indirection is used to
avoid hurting other people’s feeling.
13. High-functioning sociopath Episode 02
D: “So, what exactly are my duties as an usher?” S: “Lets talk about Mary first.”
D: “Sorry, what?” S: “Well, I think you know what. You went out with her for two
years.” D: “Er, ages ago. Were... Were just good friends now.”
S: “Is that a fact? Whenever she tweets, you respond within five minutes, regardless of time or current location, suggesting you have her
on text alert. In your Facebook photographs of the happy couple, Mary takes centre frame, whereas John is always partly or entirely excluded.
D: “Well, you cant assume from that Ive still got some kind of interest in Mary…”
S: “You volunteered to be a shoulder to cry on, on no less than three separate occasions. Do you have anything to say in your defense? I
think from now on, well downgrade you to casual acquaintance. No more than three planned social encounters a year and always in Johns
presence. I have your contact details. I will be monitoring.”
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