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Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms: Over 3,000 Ways to Avoid Speaking Your Mind [Paperback]

John Ayto (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 3 Sep 2007
Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation. Covering everything from the politically incorrect to the seriously taboo, this humorous book offers over 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind! Keep this book as your secret weapon (that 'distinguished, cosmetically different person of size' your friend keeps mentioning might just not be your ideal date!), and you'll never be caught out again! Subjects covered include crime, sins, sex, the body and its parts, clothing and nakedness, bodily functions and secretions, illness and injury, old age and death, work, poverty, government and politics, warfare and race. "Utterly delightful and instructive" - The Observer

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd; 2Rev Ed edition (3 Sep 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0713678402
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713678406
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review

'A hilarious insight into more than 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind' -- Daily Mail

'An excellent book, and not just for wordsmiths.' -- Dorset Echo (September 2007)

'Utterly delightful and instructive'
-- The Observer

A little treasure giving details on how euphemisms originated and the sometimes embarrassing reality of phrases currently in use.' -- Publishing News (May 2007)

About the Author

John Ayto is an experienced lexicographer and author of many language titles including A&C Black's Word Origins. He is Chief Etymologist on the Bloomsbury English Dictionary.
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