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Interesting Stories about Curious Words

By Susie Dent

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Interesting Stories about Curious Words

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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
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Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2024-06-11
Publication Date:
2024-06-11
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1399811673
ISBN13:
9781399811675
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
542 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
36 cm
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