Frantic Semantics by John Morrish

Frantic Semantics by John Morrish

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This is a humourous collection of columns from the "Saturday Telegraph". This work looks at the use and abuse of words in current English language usage. What does "it" mean in "It-girl"? Each entry looks at the history of the word, how it has changed and what it has come to mean.

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Frantic Semantics by John Morrish

This is a humourous collection of columns from the "Saturday Telegraph". This work looks at the use and abuse of words in current English language usage. What does "it" mean in "It-girl"? Each entry looks at the history of the word, how it has changed and what it has come to mean.
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ISBN 13 9780333763520
ISBN 10 0333763521
Title Frantic Semantics
Author John Morrish
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1999-10-22
Number of pages 208
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