JoanPie5r8Ross JoanPie5r8Ross

02-03-2017
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Saying "That person is kind of excited" rather than saying "That person is totally obnoxious" is an example of an ___.

idiom

euphemism

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chaeminni chaeminni

02-03-2017

this is a use of a euphemism as it is said in a polite manner although the meaning of it is really meant to be negative. an idiom,on the other hand, is just an expression that is used figuratively

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