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Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms: Over 3,000 Ways to Avoid Speaking Your Mind (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780713678406)
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xWobbly 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!
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
Author: John Ayto
ISBN-10: 0713678402
ISBN-13: 9780713678406
Publisher: A&c Black Business Information and Developmen
Language: English
Published: 02/04/2008
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.78h x 5.07w x 0.71d
By John Ayto
xJohn 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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