Interesting Stories about Curious Words
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Interesting Stories about Curious Words by Susie Dent
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
Susie Dent is a one-offShe breathes life and fun into words and language * Pam Ayres *
Susie Dent is a national treasure * Richard Osman *
With this book, readers won't be lost for words: we'll be happily lost within them * Irish Sunday Business Post *
Susie Dent is a national treasure * Richard Osman *
With this book, readers won't be lost for words: we'll be happily lost within them * Irish Sunday Business Post *
Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781399811675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399811673 |
| Title | Interesting Stories about Curious Words |
| Author | Susie Dent |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2023-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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