A dictionary of euphemisms
Holder, R. W.1995
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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:
A dictionary of euphemisms / R. W. Holder.
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Edition:
[New ed.].
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Collation:
xix, 470p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Faber, 1989.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780198692751 (hbk)
Dewey class:
423.1423.1413.1
Local class:
423.1 Euphemisms
Language:
English
BRN:
386710
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