Our Whiskey Lullaby Have you ever wondered how euphemisims started and why? This is a very funny and interesting book that takes you through the birth of them and why they were started in the first place. It’s actually interesting to see that at one time they were used for a way to avoid confrontation in …
Amazon Customer Review: Talking “Retro”
***** 5 stars Margo Dunlavey “Margo” (Rockville, MD) This delightful book gives the reader the origins and meanings of a multitude of catch phrases that you have heard, but were perhaps not sure of. It is a quick read. I have bought a copy as a gift for my son, who loves words, but is …
Bookhounds
My Thoughts: Loved It If you are a word freak like me, you are going to love this book. Euphemania explains where we get common turns of phrase like “pushing up daisies” and other obscure references. The book is very entertaining and gives insight to historical references. I really enjoyed reading this one and it …
Euphemism of the Week
When an engine blew up on a Quantas flight from Singapore to Sydney, its pilot told 440 passengers that the airplane had a “technical issue.”
Amazon Customer Review: This is essential reference
***** 5 stars Fairlee E. Winfield “Author of BUFFALOed” (Scottsdale, Arizona) Not only a reference though. It’s fun too. For a writer like me, even if you lived the retro talk, you tend to forget. This is great to refresh your memory and grab the feeling of early American speech. Grandma never did learn to …
Wonders & Marvels
Grease Us Twice and Going Offline: The History of Euphemisms By Ralph Keyes Bears are scary animals. They are so scary that early northern Europeans referred to them by substitute names for fear that mentioning their actual name might summon these ferocious beings. Instead they talked of the honey eater, the licker, or the grandfather. …