Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

How did die become kick the bucket, underwear become unmentionables, and having an affair become hiking the...
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Author: Ralph Keyes
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Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms by Keyes, Ralph

Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

CHF 37.81

Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms

CHF 37.81
Author: Ralph Keyes
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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 language. EUPHEMANIA traces the origins of euphemisms from a tool of the church to a form of gentility to today's instrument of commercial, political, and postmodern doublespeak.

As much social commentary as a book for word lovers, EUPHEMANIA is a lively and thought-provoking look at the power of words and our power over them.



Author: Ralph Keyes
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 12/01/2010
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780316056564


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/14/2011

About the Author
Ralph Keyes is the author of 15 books, including The Courage to Write and I Love It When You Talk Retro. He has written for Esquire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Newsweek, and Harper's. Keyes lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he writes, lectures, and is a Trustee of the Antioch Writers' Workshop.

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