A Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk
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A Dictionary Of Euphemisms Other Doubletalk
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Release Date : 1981
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms Other Doubletalk written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by Crown Publishing Group (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Lists and defines euphemisms and includes many examples of usage.
Rawson S Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 1995
Rawson S Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Reference categories.
This is the perennially popular, witty and entertaining guidebook to thousands of linguistic fig leaves and intentionally vague terms that we all say, write and read every day to cushion the real meaning of what is intended--from Victorian examples like "delicate condition" to relatively recent inventions like "massage parlor" and "covert operation".
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with English language categories.
Rawson S Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Release Date : 1997-11-01
Rawson S Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by Random House Value Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Wicked Words
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-09-01
Wicked Words written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-09-01 with categories.
The author of Crown's A Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk has fun at the other end of the language spectrum in this witty, anecdote-filled guide to the many impolite, insulting, and just plain "bad" words with which the English language is blessed. Line drawings. "From the Trade Paperback edition.
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms
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Author : R. W. Holder
language : en
Publisher: 교보문고
Release Date : 1995
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms written by R. W. Holder and has been published by 교보문고 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
We all use euphemisms every day. We speak of "full-figured" women. We "fudge" on our income tax. We step lively to avoid "horse apples"--and step even livelier in the grip of the "Aztec Two-step." We say that the dead have "bit the dust" or have been "promoted to glory." Now, in A Dictionary of Euphemisms, Revised Edition, R. W. Holder gives us an engaging volume that celebrates this human tendency to use mild, vague or roundabout expressions rather than those which are blunt, precise, and disagreeably true. Here are thousands of entertaining and informative entries that range from long-established circumlocutions such as "everlasting life," "the Grim Reaper," "powder room," and "house of ill repute," to recent coinages such as "odorously challenged" (smelly), "corporate entertainment" (bribery), "AMW - actress, model, whatever" (prostitute), "downsizing" (laying off workers), and "white-knuckler" (a commercial flight on a small aircraft). Arranged in alphabetical order, the Dictionary gives definitions, examples from real authors, and historical explanations where appropriate. Holder also includes an extensive bibliography and, equally important, a Thematic Index, so that readers can look up euphemistic words and expressions for Death, Mental Illness, Narcotics, Obesity, Poverty, and other topics. A Dictionary of Euphemisms is a browser's delight and an essential reference book for all lovers of language. Readers will find in it a captivating guide to the art of not saying what we mean.
The Doubleapeak Dictionary
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Author : Leslie Starr O'Hara
language : en
Publisher: Free Patriot Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
The Doubleapeak Dictionary written by Leslie Starr O'Hara and has been published by Free Patriot Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
regulation n. An official rule written by a monkey with a Master's Degree, and therefore carrying the force of law." preemptive strike n. A blow or punch delivered by military aircraft to a target who is suspected of being adverse to one's plot for world domination." terrorism n. Violence for political purposes or the politically motivated threat of violence which, either intentionally or unintentionally, challenges the state's monopoly on political violence. The Doublespeak Dictionary satirizes the marked difference between the ideal of "We the People" and the reality of "We the Elite," while offering an insightful glimpse into the clockworks of the totalitarian mind. Ever irreverent but never irrelevant, Leslie Starr O'Hara's first book serves as a subversive and humorous but timely reminder that the Emperor has no clothes. The Doublespeak Dictionary won the 1st Annual LAVA Awards Lysander Spooner (Book of the Year) Award
Euphemania
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Author : Ralph Keyes
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Release Date : 2010-12-14
Euphemania written by Ralph Keyes and has been published by Little, Brown Spark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Dictionary Of Euphemisms
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Author : R. W. Holder
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2008-09-25
Dictionary Of Euphemisms written by R. W. Holder and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Wicked Words
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Author : Hugh Rawson
language : en
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date : 1989
Wicked Words written by Hugh Rawson and has been published by Three Rivers Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Reference categories.
Describes the history of words used as curses, and looks at how the connotations of words change over time