Euphemisms over 3.000 ways to avoid being rude or giving offence
Ayto, John 1949-
Euphemisms over 3.000 ways to avoid being rude or giving offence - Londres Bloomsbury 1993 - 332 p.
"This is a book about euphemistic words and expressions. Set out in thematic chapters, it looks at the various ingenious lexical formulae that speakers of english have come up with to tiptoe around conversational danger areas (...) A comprehensive index allows instant alphabetical access to the 3.000 and more terms discussed".
0-7475-1294-9
EUFEMISMO
INGLÉS
HABLA
EXPRESIONES IDIOMÁTICAS
811.111'373.49= 111 A93e
Euphemisms over 3.000 ways to avoid being rude or giving offence - Londres Bloomsbury 1993 - 332 p.
"This is a book about euphemistic words and expressions. Set out in thematic chapters, it looks at the various ingenious lexical formulae that speakers of english have come up with to tiptoe around conversational danger areas (...) A comprehensive index allows instant alphabetical access to the 3.000 and more terms discussed".
0-7475-1294-9
EUFEMISMO
INGLÉS
HABLA
EXPRESIONES IDIOMÁTICAS
811.111'373.49= 111 A93e