Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms by Ralph Keyes

Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

Ralph Keyes

278 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative fast-paced
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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 la...

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