Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon by Kate Burridge, Keith Allan
Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon

Kate Burridge, Keith Allan

Euphemism & Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon

Kate Burridge, Keith Allan

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are, the authors point out, at least 1,200 terms for vagina and 1,000 for penis), bodily functions, death, and disease. They describe euphemisms used to avoid religious blasphemy, from the archaic "egad" and "zounds" and "gadzooks" to the modern e...

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