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188 Words for Rain

By Alan Connor

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188 Words for Rain

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Mizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real mugga-fisty. A spot of plother... We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some self-explanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a "it''s raining knives and forks!" in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on. In this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddle-splasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a fox''s wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Brits-who-picnic-in-the-car, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2024-11-14
Publication Date:
2025-05-06
Publisher:
BBC Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1785948547
ISBN13:
9781785948541
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
316 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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