What does the euphemism in this text suggest?
Herman is big-boned, so despite being in middle school, he often shops in the men's department.
Herman is overweight. Herman is tall for his age.
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 big-boned suggests that Herman is overweight.