Planet word
Davidson, J. P.2011
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What are the ten most offensive swear words in the English language - and why do we love to say them so much? Is politeness just acceptable hypocrisy? Why is Cockney rhyming slang important in the evolution of language? The answers to all this and more are unravelled in this book.
Main title:
Planet word / J.P. Davidson ; with a foreword by Stephen Fry.
Publisher:
London : Michael Joseph, 2011.
Collation:
444 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
TV tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780718157746 (hbk)0718157745 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
488997
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