How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms
Holder, R. W.2002
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This 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.
Main title:
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, 2002.
Collation:
xx, 501 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as A dictionary of euphemisms. 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. x-xx).
ISBN:
9780198604020 (hbk)
Dewey class:
427.09
Language:
English
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BRN:
60823
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