A Dictionary of Euphemisms by Rw Holder

A Dictionary of Euphemisms by Rw Holder

Now in paperback, this brand new edition of A Dictionary of Euphemisms: How Not To Say What You Mean is still as lively a guide to the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit as you could wish for. Packed full of the old favourites, such as 'early bath' or 'push up the daisies', as well as euphemisms from modern times, like 'human sacrifice', 'coffee-housing', and 'tuft-hunter'. Definitions include examples from literature and the press, along with historical explanations of origins, and now obsolete euphemisms like 'leaping house', 'nightingale' are signposted as such. And to prove that the use of euphemisms is not just a British speciality, there is widespread coverage of American euphemisms too: 'English' (pertaining to sexual deviance), 'watermelon' (an indication of pregnancy).

The Oxford Dictionary of Euphemisms is a gold mine for anyone who enjoys words Writing Magazine

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ISBN 13	9780198607625
ISBN 10	0198607628
Titel	A Dictionary of Euphemisms
Autor	R W Holder
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-01-01
Seitenanzahl	524
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