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.
Interesting stories about curious words / Susie Dent.
Dent, Susie, author
London : John Murray, 2023.
xvi, 413 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes index.
9781399811675 (hbk)
422
English
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