Answer to Question #258798 in English for Jen

Question

Which of the following best exemplifies a euphemism?

a. using the term economically disadvantaged instead of poor people

b. using the word borborygmi to describe a growling stomach

c. using the word indigo instead of “blue”

d. using the word ethnicity instead of race

Which of the following statements is true of oral style?

a. Oral style is more repetitive than a written style.

b. Oral style is less personal than written style.

c. Oral style is much more formal than written style.

d. Oral style is less adaptive than written style.

Answer 1

a. using the term economically disadvantaged instead of poor people

a. Oral style is more repetitive than a written style.