Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon by Keith Allan, Kate Burridge
Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon

Keith Allan, Kate Burridge

Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon

Keith Allan, Kate Burridge

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are, the authors point out, at least 1,200 terms for vagina and 1,000 for penis), bodily functions, death, and disease. They describe euphemisms used to avoid religious blasphemy, from the archaic "egad" and "zounds" and "gadzooks" to the modern e...

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