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zysi [14]
3 years ago
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1 answer:
puteri [66]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Understatement

Explanation:

Because of this line: "Yes, I had the pleasure of receiving the information of your arrival in town, which you were so good as to send me,"

An understatement <u>is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.</u>

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