Interesting stories about curious words
Dent, Susie2023
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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.
Main title:
Interesting stories about curious words / Susie Dent.
Author:
Dent, Susie, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2023.
Collation:
xvi, 413 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781399811675 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422
Language:
English
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BRN:
1251327
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