Interesting Stories about Curious Words
Autor Susie Denten Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 iun 2024
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399811675
ISBN-10: 1399811673
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 137 x 220 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
ISBN-10: 1399811673
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 137 x 220 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: John Murray Press
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Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.
Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?
What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?
Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?
What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?
Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?
Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?
And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?
'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.
Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?
What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?
Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?
What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?
Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?
Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?
And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?
'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth
Recenzii
Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language
Susie Dent is a national treasure
With this book, readers won't be lost for words: we'll be happily lost within them
Susie Dent is a national treasure
With this book, readers won't be lost for words: we'll be happily lost within them