Fair of Speech: The Uses of Euphemism

by D.J. Enright

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Can a bomb ever be "clean"? Are we relieved to be warned that there will be an "odor" when once we were told that something would "stink"? Or, to put it another way, when is a euphemism a mark of good taste and when is it a sign of verbal obfuscation?
To answer such questions, D.J. Enright invited sixteen distinguished writers to ponder and explore the ubiquitous phenomenon of euphemism. The result is a delightful and provocative collection that...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0192122363

ISBN13:9780192122360

Release Date:June 1985

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:225 Pages

Weight:0.86 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Biology & Life Sciences Education & Reference Evolution Foreign Language Study & Reference Language Arts Rhetoric Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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