Answer to Question #182481 in English for Faith

Question

State whether the statement is true or false and give an example for each statement to illustrate your answer.

1.homophones are words that are similar in spelling and are pronounced the same.

2.euphemism refers to direct expressions that replace phrases and words that may be offensive.

Answer 1

The first statement is false, because homophones are words with same pronouciation but different spelling and meaning. For example brake and break.

In the contrary the second statement is true since euphemism uses direct expression to replace phrases and words that may be offensive, unpleasant or embarrassing. For example passed away instead of died.