Word Nerd
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The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you’re a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn’t averse to a peppering of persiflage!
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The English language is full of beauty and surprises.
If you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage!
Did you know:
- pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English
- the hashtag symbol is an "octothorpe"
- "bumfiddle" means to spoil a piece of paper or document
- the word "noon" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "bamboozle" is to make a baboon out of someone.
This book contains a boatload of things you didn't know about the English language and it's a guaranteed prolix-free zone.
Additional information
| Weight | 220 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 17.6 × 13.2 × 1.6 cm |
| Book_author | Powell, Michael |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Cassell |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 96 |
| Language | English |
| Dewey | 422 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |