Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat: The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins

By Alex Games

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat: The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins

Name: Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat: The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins
Brand: BBC Books
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By Alex Games

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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating sometimes tragic and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology.
Author humorist and word-sleuth Alex Games uncovers the trends innovations and scandals that have shaped the meanings of our most popular words and expressions from Chaucer to Internet jargon and Ancient Greek to American slang. Who was the original Jack the Lad Gordon Bennett or Bloody Mary? Where do dodgy geezers and hooligans come from? What are skeldering dithering and sabre-rattling?
This amusing but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins combines the findings of the major BBC TV series and the nationwide Wordhunt and is an entertaining treasure trove for English-language lovers everywhere.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 544
Publisher:: BBC Books
Publication Date:: 2008-11-06
Weight:: 365 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/3 cm
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