Word perfect : etymological entertainment every day /
by Dent, Susie.
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BookPublisher: London : John Murray, 2021Description: 408 pages ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781529371314 (hbk.) :; 1529371317 (hbk.) :; 9781529311488 (pbk).Classification number: 422 DENSubject(s): English language -- Etymology | Languages | Language | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Language: reference & general | Language: history & general works | Language teaching & learning | Gift booksSummary: Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From Turning a Blind Eye (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), this book is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again!
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 422 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 17/10/2024 | 003103546X | ||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 422 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003101115X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 422 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003103547X |
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Originally published: 2020.
Includes index.
Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From Turning a Blind Eye (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), this book is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again!
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