What does the euphemism in this text suggest?
Mr. Pruitt is enjoying his golden years in a luxurious beachside community just down the street from his grandchildren.
Mr. Pruitt lives near his family. Mr. Pruitt is old.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
A euphemism is a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The head of Human Resources would never refer to firing people, only to laying them off.
The text uses a euphemism, a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic.
The euphemism golden years indicates that Mr. Pruitt is old. Golden years is a nicer way of referring to old age.