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Man About a Dog Euphemisms & Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness

Man About a Dog Euphemisms & Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness

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  • ISBN-13: 9780007240975
  • ISBN: 000724097X
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

AUTHOR

Rees, Nigel

SUMMARY

Quentin Crisp once quipped that "euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne." Nigel Rees, leading commentator on the English language, has ranged far and wide to collect and comment upon 2,467 examples of euphemistic phrases--those expressions that so inventively display the art of mincing words. From the politically correct to the highly incorrect, A Man about a Dog goes in ruthless pursuit of the coy, the prudish, the squeamish, the obfuscatory, and the blatant reshaping of the truth. So whether you "have to see a man about a dog" or just need to "powder your nose," this entertaining reference will show you how not to say what you mean.Rees, Nigel is the author of 'Man About a Dog Euphemisms & Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness', published 2007 under ISBN 9780007240975 and ISBN 000724097X.

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