[Avodah] roundabout speaking

[Eli Turkel]

<<many frum people (especially R"L) when having difficulties in life say
things
like "IY"Hashem" or "God Willing" or R"L, Lo Aleinu, Hashem YeRachem, "Amen"
(in
a loud voice) or "Al Tiftach Pech", etc., instead of just plain speaking
and/or
answering a simple question.
Case in point:  Q. How are you feeling? A. Baruch Hashem.
The question was never really answered.

My question is, are these mannerisms of speaking 1. done out of irrational
fear,
2. done to "Al Tiftach Peh" 3. done for other halachic/kaballistic reasons.
4.
done because of common parlance that has developed over the years. 5. done
because of superstitions real/imagined. and finally,  5. should all/some of
them
be eliminated??>>

To add to Harvey's questions many frum people when referring to cancer call
it
"that disease" or some other euphemism. Since everyone knows what is being
talked
about what is the purpose of avoiding the word and why is this disease
different than all others.
Reminds of when I grew up and women were never pregnant but "with child"
etc.


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Eli Turkel
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