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ISBN: 9780199235179 - A Dictionary of Euphemisms A Dictionary of Euphemisms
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0199235171  ISBN13: 9780199235179
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 25 Sep 2008
The popular and lively guide to the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit. Organized in A-Z format, with thematic index - and now including short articles on fruitful areas of euphemistic language, such as business and commerce... More

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ISBN: 9780861971299 - The Dictionary Men The Dictionary Men
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0861971299  ISBN13: 9780861971299
Publisher: Bath University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Aug 2004

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ISBN: 9781860771378 - Taunton Cider and Langdons Taunton Cider and Langdons
R W Holder

ISBN10: 1860771378  ISBN13: 9781860771378
Publisher: The History Press Ltd Phillimore & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Jan 2000
Taunton cider and the Langdons Because in the early 19th century a rector had surplus apples in his glebe, and because, fifty years later, a nearby farmer's daughter was unable to get a good price for her eggs locally, two substantial businesses... More

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ISBN: 9781860775376 - Thinking About Transport Thinking About Transport
R W Holder

ISBN10: 1860775373  ISBN13: 9781860775376
Publisher: The History Press Ltd Phillimore & Co Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2008
A history of the haulier Langdons On 25 March 1997, Michael Donoghue, Managing Director of Somerset-based haulier Langdons, watched while eight of the firm's articulated prime movers and 28 of its curtain-sided trailers were sold at auction. More

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ISBN: 9789814217200 - The Fight for Malaya The Fight for Malaya
R W Holder

ISBN10: 9814217204  ISBN13: 9789814217200
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Oct 2010

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ISBN: 9780198607625 - A Dictionary of Euphemisms A Dictionary of Euphemisms
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0198607628  ISBN13: 9780198607625
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 09 Oct 2003
Here is a dictionary to unmask the language of hypocrisy, prudery, and deceit. This collection highlights our tendency to use mild, vague, or roundabout expressions in preference to words that are precise, blunt, and often uncomfortably accurate. More

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ISBN: 9789814155137 - Eleven Months in Malaya Eleven Months in Malaya
R W Holder

ISBN10: 9814155136  ISBN13: 9789814155137
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Nov 2005
When the WWII ended with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan, units of the British/Indian 14th Army in Malaya were, for a few months, faced with administering the country. This is the story of how, led by their young CO, soldiers succeeded... More

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ISBN: 9780199208395 - How Not to Say What You Mean How Not to Say What You Mean
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0199208395  ISBN13: 9780199208395
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 Sep 2007
From its first appearance in 1987 as A Dictionary of American and British Euphemisms, the work of R. W. Holder has been the standard reference for those studying the language of mincing and understatement. This fourth edition, under the title How... More

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ISBN: 9780198604020 - How Not to Say What You Mean How Not to Say What You Mean
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0198604025  ISBN13: 9780198604020
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Oct 2002
From its first appearance in 1987 as A Dictionary of American and British Euphemisms, Bob Holder's work has been the standard reference book for those studying the language of evasion and understatement. This new edition, renamed How Not To Say... More

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ISBN: 9780198692751 - A Dictionary of Euphemisms A Dictionary of Euphemisms
R W Holder

ISBN10: 0198692757  ISBN13: 9780198692751
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: Revised edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 Mar 1996
There's an art to not saying what you mean, and A Dictionary Of Euphemisms investigates our all too common tendency to prefer vague or roundabout expressions to words which are blunt, precise, and often disagreeably true. Whey else do we say... More