TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dent,Susie
TI  - Word perfect: etymological entertainment every day 
SN  - 9781529371314 (hbk.) :
AV  - PE1574 
U1  - 422 DEN 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - John Murray
KW  - English language
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Languages
KW  - eflch
KW  - Language
KW  - ukslc
KW  - United Kingdom, Great Britain
KW  - thema
KW  - Language: reference & general
KW  - Language: history & general works
KW  - Language teaching & learning
KW  - Gift books
N1  - Originally published: 2020; Includes index
N2  - 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!
ER  -