Interesting Stories about Curious Words : From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

Author(s): Dent, Susie,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 10/10/2024,
Pagination: 432 pages, Quarter page B&W illustrations for all chapter headings,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd,
Published By: John Murray Press,
Book Classification: Language: reference & general,
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 28
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9781399811682

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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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