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Rawson's dictionary of euphemisms and other doubletalk : being a compilation of linguistic fig leaves and verbal flourishes for artful users of the English language /
by Rawson, Hugh.
Published 1995
Subjects: “...English language -- Euphemism -- Dictionaries....”
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How not to say what you mean : a dictionary of euphemisms /
by Holder, R. W.
Published 2003
Subjects: “...English language -- Euphemism -- Dictionaries....”
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Forbidden words taboo and the censoring of language /
by Allan, Keith, 1943-
Published 2006
Subjects: “...Euphemism....”
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The superior person's field guide to deceitful, deceptive & downright dangerous language
by Bowler, Peter.
Published 2008
Subjects: “...English language -- Euphemism -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc....”
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Plausible prejudices : essays on American writing /
by Epstein, Joseph, 1937-
Published 1985
Table of Contents: “...Sex and euphemism --...”
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Quiddities : an intermittently philosophical dictionary /
by Quine, W. V.
Published 1987
Table of Contents: “...Euphemism --...”
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From physics to politics : the metaphysical foundations of modern philosophy /
by Trundle, Robert C., 1943-
Published 1999
Table of Contents: “...Practical Import: 'Critical Thinking' a Euphemism --...”
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The complete idiot's guide to a career in computer programming.
by Liberty, Jesse.
Published 1999
Table of Contents: “...Jobs, Euphemisms, and Fancy Titles --...”
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What girls learn : a novel /
by Cook, Karin, 1969-
Published 1997
Table of Contents: “...I: White lies -- Geography -- Popularity -- Current events -- II: Directions -- Euphemism...”
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Lost for words loss and bereavement awareness training /
Published 2005
Table of Contents: “... -- Euphemisms -- Death as taboo -- Changes in learning and behaviour -- Helping children -- Loss...”
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The feminist difference : literature, psychoanalysis, race, and gender /
by Johnson, Barbara, 1947-2009.
Published 1998
Table of Contents: “... Morrison's Sula -- Euphemism, understatement, and the passive voice : genealogy of African-American poetry...”
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God and sex : what the Bible really says /
by Coogan, Michael David.
Published 2010
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Information structure in spoken Arabic
Published 2010
Table of Contents: “... markers in Arabic-Hausa codeswitching / Jonathan Owens, Jidda Hassan -- Understatement, euphemism...”
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Gay hegemony / latino homosexualities /
by Guzmán, Manolo.
Published 2006
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Words and their ways in English speech /
Table of Contents: “.... -- Transference of meaning -- Degeneration of meaning -- Euphemism -- Hyperbole or exaggeration -- Folk-etymology...”
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Words and their ways in English speech by James Bradstreet Greenough ... and George Lyman Kittredge ...
Table of Contents: “.... -- Transference of meaning -- Degeneration of meaning -- Euphemism -- Hyperbole or exaggeration -- Folk-etymology...”
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Words and their ways in English speech by James Bradstreet Greenough ... and George Lyman Kittredge ...
Table of Contents: “.... -- Transference of meaning -- Degeneration of meaning -- Euphemism -- Hyperbole or exaggeration -- Folk-etymology...”
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Words and their ways in English speech by James Bradstreet Greenough ... and George Lyman Kittredge ...
Table of Contents: “.... -- Transference of meaning -- Degeneration of meaning -- Euphemism -- Hyperbole or exaggeration -- Folk-etymology...”
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Ethnic cleansing the media and world opinion /
Published 2001
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Cultural pluralism in education : a mandate for change /
Published 1973
Table of Contents: “... -- The melting-pot theory: demise of euphemism / William L. Smith -- Pluralism and cultural pluralism...”
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What is genocide? /
by Shaw, Martin, 1947-
Published 2007
Table of Contents: “.... The minimal euphemism -- The substitution of 'ethnic cleansing' for genocide -- Origins of 'cleansing...”
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The Nazi Holocaust /
by Landau, Ronnie S., 1948-
Published 1994
Table of Contents: “.... The Aftermath and Impact of the Holocaust -- Appendix A: Euphemisms of Death -- Appendix B: Yossel Rakover...”
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The word snoop /
by Dubosarsky, Ursula, 1961-
Published 2009
Table of Contents: “... -- Portmanteau words -- Hmm, I wonder that you're really saying ... : Euphemisms -- Don't mention...”
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Lower East Side Librarian & friends menstruate : librarians and archivists keep the information flowing /
Published 2012
Table of Contents: “... that improves awkward family gatherings / by Jessamyn West -- A rose by any other name : euphemisms...”
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Human impacts on Amazonia the role of traditional ecological knowledge in conservation and development /
Published 2006
Table of Contents: “... -- The commodification of the Indian / Alcida Rita Ramos -- Euphemism in the forest : ahistoricism and the valorization...”
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The American language : an inquiry into the development of English in the United States /
by Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956.
Published 1936
Table of Contents: “... with American -- Briticisms in the United States -- Honorifics -- Euphemisms -- Forbidden words -- Expletives...”
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Race and the politics of welfare reform /
Published 2003
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Justice and mercy will kiss the vocation of peacemaking in a world of many faiths /
Published 2008
Table of Contents: “... : dissecting the "just war" euphemisms and building an ethics of peace / Daniel C. Maguire....”
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My little red book /
Published 2009
Table of Contents: “... always remember your first / Carla Cohen, Washington, DC -- Euphemisms and code words -- Learn more -- Do...”
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The Bedford handbook for writers /
by Hacker, Diana, 1942-2004.
Published 1994
Table of Contents: “... to single words -- Choose appropriate language: -- Jargon -- Pretentious language, euphemisms, "doublespeak...”
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Nightfather /
by Friedman, Carl.
Published 1994
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Wartime : understanding and behavior in the Second World War /
by Fussell, Paul, 1924-2012.
Published 1989
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