A dictionary of euphemisms

There's an art to not saying what you mean, and A Dictionary Of Euphemisms investigates our all too common tendency to prefer vague or roundabout expressions to words which are blunt, precise, and often disagreeably true. Whey else do we say 'bijou', 'house of ill repute', a...

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Opis bibliograficzny
1. autor: Holder, R. W. (Autor)
Format: Książka
Język:English
Wydane: Oxford Oxford University Press 1995.
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