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Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms
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Title: Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms
Author: Ralph Keyes
ISBN: 9780316056564
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Published: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 288
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:
Author: Ralph Keyes
ISBN: 9780316056564
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Published: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 288
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:
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.
