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Rawson's Dictionary Of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: - Revised Edition - Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flou rishes for Artful - Hardcover
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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This is a witty and sardonic guide to euphemisms and other forms of doublespeak including thousands of words and phrases that camouflage true meanings. Big Brother is "rolling in his grave."
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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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- PublisherCrown
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0517702010
- ISBN 13 9780517702017
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages473
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