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R. W. Holder

Author of Oxford Dictionary of Euphemisms

8 Works 327 Members 2 Reviews

Works by R. W. Holder

Oxford Dictionary of Euphemisms (1995) 273 copies, 1 review

The Faber Dictionary of Euphemisms (1989) 38 copies, 1 review

Eleven Months in Malaya (2005) 6 copies

Thinking About Management (1994) 5 copies

A Dictionary of American and British Euphemisms: the Language of Evasion, Hypocrisy, Prudery and Deceit (1987) 2 copies

The Dictionary Men: Their Lives and Times (2004) 1 copy

How Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms (1900) 1 copy

The Fight for Malaya: The Jungle War of Maurice Cotterill (2007) 1 copy

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THE FABER DICTIONARY OF EUPHEMISMS by R. W. Holder

[2021-11-19]

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A Dictionary of Euphemisms (Oxford Paperback Reference) by R. W. Holder

Con bibliografia e indice tematico. Ha tra le sue fonti testi dal 1500 al 1984, e soprattutto autori popolari oggi (ad es. Follett, Clancy, ecc.) Desiderabile per traduzioni letterarie, e non solo. Interessante!
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May 24, 2010Italian

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