Question

There are many euphemisms in Pennington's letter written either by him or by Gandhi. Match the harsh word with its

euphemism.
1. rhetoric
2. armed man
3. non-cooperation
4. holiday makers

soldier

boycott

rebel army

violent language

Answer 1

1. Rhetoric ⇒ Violent language

2. Armed man ⇒ Soldier

3. Non-cooperation ⇒ Boycott

4. Holiday makers ⇒ Rebel army

In this letter from Mr. J.B. Pennington to Mahatma Gandhi, he criticizes Gandhi's non-cooperation with the Indian government which Gandhi had called a boycott and he also talks about Gandhi's criticism of General Dyer who called unarmed men and women a rebel army and dismisses this as mere rhetoric which to him was violent language without proof.