A dictionary of euphemisms
Holder, R. W.1995
Book
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.
Author:
Edition:
[New ed.].
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Collation:
xix, 470p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed., 1989: originally published in 1987 by Bath University Press as "A dictionary of American and British Euphemisms".Previous ed.: London: Faber, 1989.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780198692751 (hbk)
Dewey class:
423.1
Language:
English
BRN:
710083