Talking Balls by Andrew Delahunty
An entertaining and enlightening guide to the quirky language and colourful phraseology used in sport.
'[TALKING BALLS] would enhance the most high-brow of toilets' -- Andrew Baker TELEGRAPH (21.12.06)
Andrew Delahunty is a lexicographer and writer on language who has written and contributed to a wide variety of dictionaries and reference books. As well as writing general language dictionaries, he has compiled specialist dictionaries on such subjects as nicknames and allusions. He is the author of the OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NICKNAMES and GOLDEN BALLS AND THE IRON LADY, and co-author of the OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ALLUSIONS.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780304368181 |
| ISBN 10 | 0304368180 |
| Title | Talking Balls |
| Author | Andrew Delahunty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-11-23 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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