| Description |
vi, 222 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Mother or maid? An introduction / D.J. Enright -- An outline history of euphemisms in English / Robert Burchfield -- Euphemisms in Greece and Rome / Jasper Griffin -- Soft soap and the nitty-gritty / Robert M. Adams -- Sex and euphemism / Joseph Epstein -- Euphemism and argot in France / Richard Cobb -- Euphemisms and children / Catherine Storr -- In the office / Jeremy Lewis -- Elizabeth Bennet's fine eyes / Patricia Beer -- Euphemisms and the media / Derwent May -- The law / David Pannick -- Do doctors mean what they say? / Diane Johnson and John F. Murray -- The religious speak-easy / Peter Mullen -- Politics / Simon Hoggart -- The state / Robert Nisbet -- Intimations of mortality / John Gross |
| Summary |
16 essays that reveal the behaviour, beliefs and fears that prompt us to circumlocate some of the more basic facts of life |
| Analysis |
English language Euphemisms |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
English language -- Euphemism.
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Euphemism.
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| Author |
Enright, D. J. (Dennis Joseph), 1920-2002.
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| LC no. |
85000279 |
| ISBN |
0192122363 |
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