英会話でよく使うナチュラル表現（No.18) Power Up Your English: “Euphemism: Senior Citizens; Getting on in years”

Introduction:

Euphemism means:

A softer, more polite or less direct way to say something unpleasant, embarrassing, rude or sensitive. It is a “gentler expression”.

Instead of saying something too direct, we use a nicer or softer phrase.

Old Age

Direct: “Old” 

➡️Old people often need regular medical checkups.
➡️My grandpa is old.

Euphemism: Senior citizens; getting on in years

➡️Senior citizens often need regular medical checkups.
➡️My grandfather is getting on in years.

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