400 pages. Quentin Crisp once quipped that euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing dip lomatic cologne. This leading commentator on the English language has ranged fa r and wide to collect and comment upon 2,467 examples of euphemistic phrases?t.

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Titel

A Man About A Dog: Euphemisms And Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness

Verlag

HarperCollins UK

Ver�ffentlichungsdatum

2008

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

0007214545

ISBN-13

9780007214549

Bindung

Paperback

Zustand

Very Good

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english

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'Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.'(Quentin Crisp). In his latest book, Nigel Rees, one of Britain's foremost commentators on English, has collected and explained 2467 examples of verbal perfume.

Fascinating, lively and endless fun, 'A Man About A Dog' is a must for anyone captivated by language and our ability to abuse it. Examples include:

'Discussing Ugandan affairs'
'Ambulance chaser'
'Hygienically challenged'

Nigel Rees is one of the best-known language writers and presenters in the UK. His 'Quote…Unquote' radio programme has been running for nearly thirty years.

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Nigel Rees is a leading authority on the use of well-known phrases and sayings. As a broadcaster, he is best-known as the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote…Unquote.

As an author, he has written many books devoted to quotations and aspects of the popular use of the English language, always emphasizing the humour in his subject.

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