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Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms: Over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind

Autor John Ayto
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 sep 2007
Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation. Coveringeverything from the politically incorrect to the seriously taboo, thishumorous book offers over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind!
Keep this book as your secret weapon (that 'distinguished,cosmetically different person of size' your friend keeps mentioningmight just not be your ideal date!), and you'll never be caught outagain!
Subjects covered include crime, sins, sex, the body and its parts,clothing and nakedness, bodily functions and secretions, illness andinjury, old age and death, work, poverty, government and politics,warfare and race.
"Utterly delightful and instructive" - The Observer
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780713678406
ISBN-10: 0713678402
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția A&C Black Business Information and Development
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Wobbly Bits... explains the origins of more than 3,000 euphemisms in a fun and informative way

Notă biografică

John Ayto is an experienced lexicographer and author of many language titles including A&C Black's Word Origins. He is Chief Etymologist on the Bloomsbury English Dictionary.

Recenzii

'Utterly delightful and instructive'
'A hilarious insight into more than 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind'
'A little treasure giving details on how euphemisms originated and the sometimes embarrassing reality of phrases currently in use.'
'An excellent book, and not just for wordsmiths.'

Descriere

Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation.Covering everything from the politically incorrect to the seriouslytaboo, this entertaining book offers over 3,000 ways to avoid speakingyour mind.