Euphemisms

Euphemisms

Paperback (01 Jul 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Taboos regulate what we can talk about and the words we can use. In many aspects of life, we use soft or respectable vocabulary to disguise a reality we would rather not face up to. Ayto looks at these forbidden areas.

Book information

ISBN: 9780747536239
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Pub date:
DEWEY: 428.1
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 336
Weight: -1g