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Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms John Ayto

Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms By John Ayto

Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms by John Ayto


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Summary

Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation. Covering everything from the politically incorrect to the seriously taboo, this entertaining book offers over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind.

Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms Summary

Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms: Over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind by John Ayto

Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation. Covering everything from the politically incorrect to the seriously taboo, this humorous book offers over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind! Keep this book as your secret weapon (that 'distinguished, cosmetically different person of size' your friend keeps mentioning might just not be your ideal date!), and you'll never be caught out again! Subjects covered include crime, sins, sex, the body and its parts, clothing and nakedness, bodily functions and secretions, illness and injury, old age and death, work, poverty, government and politics, warfare and race. Utterly delightful and instructive - The Observer

Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms Reviews

'Utterly delightful and instructive' The Observer 'A hilarious insight into more than 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind' Daily Mail 'A little treasure giving details on how euphemisms originated and the sometimes embarrassing reality of phrases currently in use.' Publishing News (May 2007) 'An excellent book, and not just for wordsmiths.' Dorset Echo (September 2007)

About John Ayto

John Ayto is an experienced lexicographer and author of many language titles including A&C Black's Word Origins. He is Chief Etymologist on the Bloomsbury English Dictionary.

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GOR012823433
9780713678406
0713678402
Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms: Over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind by John Ayto
Used - Like New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20070903
352
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