***** 5 Stars Love this book – I actually bought two – one for me and I sent one to my daughter. It is a really interesting and easy read that makes you think about where some of our language has come from. Will pass it on to others when I’ve finished it.
Euphemania
Publishers Weekly
After a lively examination of catch phrases in his previous book, I Love It When You Talk Retro, Keyes takes on the use of euphemisms. With a variegated assortment of verbal evasions, which he sees as tools for discussing touchy topics, Keyes suggests that euphemisms provide “an accurate barometer of changing attitudes.” He covers everything …
Amazon Review: Explores the history, culture and literature of euphemisms
***** 5 stars EUPHEMANIA: OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH EUPHEMISMS explores the history, culture and literature of euphemisms, offering a lively discussion tracing the origins and changing usage of language. Politics, doublespeak and social commentary blend in a hilarious, pointed and fun literary and social assessment filled with examples and perfect for any general lending library. …
Amazon Review: Fun with Words
**** 4 stars This is the first e-book that I ever read. Not that it’s relevant to the review of the book itself, but somehow it seems important to note following all of the physical books that I’ve reviewed on Amazon since 2001. I heard the author interviewed on the radio and the topic of …
Tampa Tribune
Euphemisms: Only your cognoscenti know what you mean “Euphemania: Our Love Affair With Euphemisms” by Ralph Keyes (Little, Brown, $24.99) Was Shakespeare right? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Surely, being Shakespeare, he was right, his point being that what matters is what something is, not what it is called. The …
Writers Read
Ralph Keyes’ books include The Courage to Write and I Love It When You Talk Retro. He has written for Esquire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Newsweek, and Harper’s. His new book is Euphemania: Our Love Affair with Euphemisms. Keyes lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he writes, lectures, and is a Trustee of the Antioch Writers’ …