Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Dent, Susie
Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Dent, Susie

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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

Author:   Dent, Susie
Publisher:   John Murray Press
ISBN:  

9781399811675


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   12 December 2023
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.

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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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Author:   Dent, Susie
Publisher:   John Murray Press
ISBN:  

9781399811675


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   12 December 2023
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
Reviews

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