How not to say what you mean: a dictionary of euphemisms
We often use euphemisms when dealing with taboo or sensitive subjects--we speak of "full-figured" women, we "fudge" on our income tax, we get "cold feet" before our wedding. Here, author Holder celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague, or roundabout expressions...
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford Univ. Press
2002
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| Ausgabe: | 3. ed. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We often use euphemisms when dealing with taboo or sensitive subjects--we speak of "full-figured" women, we "fudge" on our income tax, we get "cold feet" before our wedding. Here, author Holder celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague, or roundabout expressions rather than those which are blunt, precise, and true. The dictionary provides definitions, examples, as well as historical explanations where appropriate.--From publisher description. |
| Beschreibung: | Früher u.d.T. Holder, Robert W.: A dictionary of euphemisms |
| Beschreibung: | XX, 501 S. |
| ISBN: | 0198604025 |
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