Which option contains a euphemism?
A) Jennifer was so engrossed in reading that time escaped her and she missed the last bus home.
B) Kevin was let go from his position in sales because of low productivity and poor attitude.
C) The sparkling dewdrops clung to each leaf and reflected a rainbow of colors.
D) The scientist had to go back to the drawing board when her experiment to prove a hypothesis failed.

Eupheimism means using an appropriate expression in place of inappropriate or rude words. Instead of Kevin was fired they said Kevin was let go since fired may be considered rude

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VidyaaTech2022 VidyaaTech2022 · Answer 2 · 2022-08-08T15:22:40+02:00

The sentence that signifies the euphemism is the sentence written as 'Kevin was let go from his position in sales because of low productivity and poor attitude.'

Option B is correct.

Who introduced the concept of Euphemism?

The concept of Euphemism was started by Thomas Blount in his first book which was written in the year 1656. This concept came from the Greek literature.

Euphemism is referring to usage of replaceable or agreeable words which are not offensive and signifies an unpleasant tone while used in the sentence. It is a kind of word which is used for describing the offending tone in an indirect way.
According to sentence given in option B, the words 'let go' is used for replacing the word 'fired' which can be considered to be a cruel and rude tone. The ideal sentence should be used the word fired but for not expressing an unpleasant behavior it is being replaced with words 'let go'.

Therefore, the sentence written in option B is correct.

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