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Interesting Stories about Curious Words : From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Susie Dent (2024, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

ISBN-101399811673

ISBN-139781399811675

eBay Product ID (ePID)23067072948

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameInteresting Stories about Curious Words : from Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

SubjectDictionaries, Lexicography, General, Linguistics / General

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorSusie Dent

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsSusie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language - Pam AyresSusie Dent is a national treasure - Richard Osman

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal422

SynopsisJoin 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

LC Classification NumberPE1460