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Interesting Stories About Curious Words
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Interesting Stories About Curious Words
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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 | Susie Dent |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781399811675 |
| Item Height | 3.6 |
| Item Length | 14.1 |
| Item Width | 22.4 |
| Publisher | Hachette Hardbacks |
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