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We say a lot about ourselves by what we don't say. UNMENTIONABLES is a comprehensive exploration of the history of euphemistic usage, looking at how taboos connected to sex, death, religion, war, politics and business have produced an extraordinary linguistic creativity, and how euphemistic speech has changed over the centuries. Witty and entertaining, UNMENTIONABLES is a fascinating celebration of the richness of language - from political doublespeak and corporate non-speak to the polite evasions of everyday life. Why have just one word for something when you can have ten other words instead? For all fans of Lynne Truss and Bill Bryson.
Kategorie: Books
Hersteller: Hodder & Stoughton
31,90 CHF
Lieferzeit: 1-2 Werktagen |
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