Rawson's Dictionary Of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: - Revised Edition - Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flou rishes for Artful - Hardcover

Rawson, Hugh

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9780517702017: Rawson's Dictionary Of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: - Revised Edition - Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flou rishes for Artful

Synopsis

Hugh Rawson's celebrated language book in a new edition updated with more than 600 new entries. "Rawson is no dry lexicographer but a brother-in-arms of Ambrose Bierce, Dr. Johnson, and H. L. Mencken, God rest their crusty souls."--Chicago Sun-Times.

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About the Author

Hugh Rawson is director of Penguin Reference Books at Penguin USA.

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s celebrated language book in a new edition updated with more than 600 new entries. "Rawson is no dry lexicographer but a brother-in-arms of Ambrose Bierce, Dr. Johnson, and H. L. Mencken, God rest their crusty souls."--Chicago Sun-Times.

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