The author of this sentence is using a euphemism to politely describe a negative trait. Specifically, "a sharp tongue" is a figurative way to describe someone who speaks harshly or bluntly, which can hurt others' feelings.
Use the sentence to answer the question. Silas doesn’t mean to hurt people’s feelings, but he has a sharp tongue. How is the author of this sentence using a euphemism? (1 point) Responses to compare two people to compare two people to politely describe a negative trait to politely describe a negative trait to create humor to create humor to use many phrases to say the same thing
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