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01464nam a2200217Ia 4500 |
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NULRC |
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20250520094940.0 |
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250520s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
816018960 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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NULRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PE 1449 .N34 1990 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Neaman, Judith S. |
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author |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Kind words : |
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a thesaurus of euphemisms / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Judith S. Neaman and Carole G. Silver |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Facts On File Publications, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1990 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
409 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Chapter1. Parts of the body: Forbidden territory -- Chapter2. Parts of the body: Neutral Territory -- Chapter3. Blood, Sweat and Tears: Secretion, Excretions and Bathrooms -- Chapter4. The Seven Deadly Sins and Sundry Peccadilloes -- Chapter5. Sickness: Fear and Trembling -- Chapter6. Death -- Chapter7. Crime and Punishment -- Chapter8. Sex: Amateur and Professional -- Chapter9. Placement and Outplacement: The world of work -- Chapter10. The Language of Government, Bureaucratese and Urbababble -- Chapter11. The Game of War: The Players, the Props, the Strategies. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Containing over 4000 euphemisms, this reference guide explains how and why we coin euphemisms to hide fears, abide by taboos, mask secret desires, excuse misbehaviour and mention the unmentionable. The meaning, origin and usage of each word is fully detailed. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
EUPHEMISM -- DICTIONARIES |
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Library of Congress Classification |
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Books |
