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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: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2 cm
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'Utterly delightful and instructive' The Observer 'A hilarious insight into more than 3,000 ways to avoid speaking your mind' Daily Mail 'A little treasure giving details on how euphemisms originated and the sometimes embarrassing reality of phrases currently in use.' Publishing News (May 2007) 'An excellent book, and not just for wordsmiths.' Dorset Echo (September 2007)

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