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Sto caricando le informazioni... Unmentionables: From Family Jewels to Friendly Fire - What We Say Instead of What We Meandi Ralph Keyes
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This is a witty and comprehensive exploration of euphemestic language and what our euphemisms reveal about us. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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It was particularly interesting to learn just how old are some of today's euphemisms, and just how many 'words' originated as euphemisms (such as bear, for instance). Many of the newly emerging euphemisms can be just as amusing as those which are outdated. One such example is 'rebooting the ovarian operating system', a euphemism for menstruation.
Just as interesting as the actual euphemisms, however, are the variety of reasons for using them. This is definitely a book I would recommend to a friend. ( )