Language Arts & Disciplines Etymology
Toilet Paper, A
A treatise on four fundamental words referring to gaseous and solid wastes together with their point of origin
- Publisher
- Anvil Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2002
- Category
- Etymology, Curiosities & Wonders, Essays
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895636406
- Publish Date
- Jan 2002
- List Price
- $5
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Description
Anvil's first-ever title!
A Toilet Paper is a humorous examination, from a historical linguistic viewpoint, of four commonly used words relating to our posterior orifice and that which comes out of it.
Praise for A Toilet Paper:
"The humour of the pamphlet is overwhelming" (Rene Hering, Prairie Fire)
About the author
Rachel Mines has a PhD in English from King's College, University of London, U.K. and an MA in English from the University of BC. She started a “writing and editing services” venture under the name of The Language Doctor.