TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dent,Susie
TI  - Interesting stories about curious words
SN  - 9781399811675 (hbk.) :
AV  - PE1460 
U1  - 422 DEN 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London
PB  - John Murray
KW  - English language
KW  - Idioms
KW  - Terms and phrases
KW  - History
KW  - Languages
KW  - eflch
KW  - Language
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Language: reference & general
KW  - thema
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Lexicography
KW  - Language teaching & learning
N1  - Includes index
N2  - Susie Dent, Britain's cleverest lexicographer, linguistic expert and much-loved national treasure, explores all the very best red herrings, cock and bull stories, white elephants and nine-day wonders in the English language. There are enough stories to furnish a hundred conversations in a wonderful collection for everyone who loves words
ER  -