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Euphemania - Our Love Affair with Euphemisms (Hardcover): Ralph Keyes

Euphemania - Our Love Affair with Euphemisms (Hardcover)

Ralph Keyes

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How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the Appalachian trail? Originally used to avoid blasphemy, honor taboos, and make nice, euphemisms have become embedded in the fabric of our language. EUPHEMANIA traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.
As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, EUPHEMANIA is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.

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Imprint: Little, Brown
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2010
First published: December 2010
Authors: Ralph Keyes
Dimensions: 216 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-05656-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
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LSN: 0-316-05656-1
Barcode: 9780316056564

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