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Overview"This re-named edition of ""A Dictionary of Euphemisms"" is full of old favourites, such as ""early bath"" or ""push up the daisies"", as well as euphemisms from modern times, like ""human sacrifice"" and ""coffee-housing"". Definitions include examples from real authors, along with historical explanations of origins, and now obsolete euphemisms like ""leaping house"", ""nightingale"" are signposted as such. To prove that the use of euphemisms is not just a British speciality, there is widespread coverage of American euphemisms too: ""English"" (pertaining to sexual deviance), and ""watermelon"" (an indication of pregnancy) are two examples." Full Product DetailsAuthor: R.W. HolderPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.684kg ISBN: 9780198604020ISBN 10: 0198604025 Pages: 528 Publication Date: 01 November 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationR. W. Holder is the director of numerous companies, speaks several languages, and travels widely. He is also the author of Thinking About Management (Warner, 1994). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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