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Endangered Phrases : Intriguing Idioms Dangerously Close to Extinction by Steven D. Price (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-10161608247X

ISBN-139781616082475

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038386937

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEndangered Phrases : Intriguing Idioms Dangerously Close to Extinction

SubjectForm / Puns & Wordplay, Dictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, Quotations, Trivia

Publication Year2011

TypeNot Available

AuthorSteven D. Price

Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2011-016964

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal423/.13

Intended AudienceTrade

Synopsis"Person to person" (and "station to station"), "bar sinister," "the weed of crime bears bitter fruit," "between the devil and the deep blue sea," "will o' the wisp," "poor as Job's turkey" . . . these are just a few phrases that were once part of everyday speech. However, due to our evolving language and other cultural changes, there are hundreds of phrases poised on the brink of extinction. Can such endangered phrases be saved? And if so, why? These are questions Steven D. Price, award-winning author and keen observer of the passing linguistic scene, answers in this challenging and captivating compilation. It is sure to increase your appreciation of the English language's ebb and flow--and enhance your own vocabulary along the way.

LC Classification NumberPE1464.P75 2011