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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Essential reading for everyone who wants to cut through our proliferating Lingua non Franca and get to the real meaning of what is being said. -- Atlantic Monthly
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truth in language,
By Nat (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rawson's Dictionary Of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk: - Revised Edition - Being a Compilation of Linguistic Fig Leaves and Verbal Flou rishes for Artful (Hardcover)
In a world where everyone where everyone is constantly "spinning" the truth and language around in circles this is a great guide.
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