How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms
Holder, R. W.2003
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Place reservation for How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemismsThis is a study of the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery and deceit. It dissects the human tendency to prefer vague, roundabout expressions rather than use words which are precise and disagreeably true.
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How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms / R.W. Holder.
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Collation:
xxii, 501 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
This ed. originally published: 2002.Cover and spine title: Oxford dictionary of euphemisms.Bibliography: p. xii-xxii.
ISBN:
01986076289780198607625
Dewey class:
423.1423.1423.1427.09
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R423
Language:
English
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449389
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