Fair of Speech: The Uses of Euphemism

by D.J. Enright

Can a bomb ever be "clean"? Are we relieved to be warned that there will be an "odor" when once we were told that something would "stink"? Or, to put it another way, when is a euphemism a mark of good taste and when is it a sign of verbal obfuscation?
To answer such questions, D.J. Enright invited sixteen distinguished writers to ponder and explore the ubiquitous phenomenon of euphemism. The result is a delightful and provocative collection that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192122363
• ISBN13: 9780192122360
• Release Date: June 1985
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.8"