Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis
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Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis by Graeme Donald
Features words and phrases that came to us from the military but are used by soldier and civilian alike. From 'duds' to 'freelancers' and 'morris dancing' to 'bikini', this book describes the military origins of words and phrases that we use on a daily basis.
Graeme Donald has been researching the origins of words, nursery rhymes, superstitions and popular misconceptions for years and has published eight titles through Unwin-Hyman and Simon & Schuster. For the ten years that Today newspaper was on the stands he wrote a daily column exploring such material and also wrote for The Mirror and The Age in Melbourne. He devised and set the questions for Back to Square One, a word-origins based panel game which ran for eight series on Radio 2 and World Service. He has also guested on countless radio and television shows, either to explain words and customs at special times Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. or simply to field listeners' or viewers' question.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849081573 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849081573 |
| Title | Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis |
| Author | Graeme Donald |
| Series | General Military Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |