Tom is a pretty ok guy. Sure, he’s a bit style-challenged, and his humor leaves a lot to be desired but at the end of the day, if you dropped a twenty on the ground and Tom saw, I’d say there’s a fifty percent chance you’d get it back. How does the author use euphemism?
To talk about Tom without showing the narrators true feelings
To explain why Tom is an okay guy despite his flaws
To portray rom in a more favorable or positive way
To insult Tom without being harsh or ditrct