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How Not to Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms
How Not to Say What You Mean A Dictionary of Euphemisms
Author: R. W. Holder
The third edition of this dictionary updates each entry with the latest usage. The entry for each euphemism includes its definition, the original meaning of the term, and quotations with the term. A thematic index is included, which confirms the use of euphemisms to refer to taboo subjects in a prudish society. Holder, who lives in England, has ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198604020
ISBN-10: 0198604025
Publication Date: 5/21/2003
Pages: 528
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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