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

by JohnAyto (Author)

New
Paperback
2007
$15.08

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

Synopsis

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

$15.08

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: A&C Black Business Information and Development
Published: 03 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 0713678402
ISBN 13: 9780713678406
Book Overview: Wobbly Bits... explains the origins of more than 3,000 euphemisms in a fun and informative way Fully up-to-date, with fun examples of current usage A useful research tool for writers, journalists, researchers, linguists and etymologists Makes a great gift for any language lover From the respected author of Word Origins

Media Reviews

'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)

Author Bio

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.