English, 30.08.2019 21:40, CrsvrBryan7852
How does the euphemism "under the weather" affect the meaning of this sentence?
the mayor cancelled the news conference because she was under the weather.
the euphemism evokes more sympathy than a more straightforward phrase would evoke.
the euphemism adds sarcasm and casts doubt on the mayor’s claim.
the euphemism explains the purpose of the news conference better than a more straightforward phrase would.
the euphemism politely masks any unpleasant details of the mayor’s illness.
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English, 22.06.2019 07:00, boston6686
Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. which phrase best describes the connotation of the word “reigns”? a sense of opportunity and growth a sense of fear and anxiety a sense of compassion and humanity a sense of oppression and domination
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How does the euphemism "under the weather" affect the meaning of this sentence?
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