Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Buch (Hardcover): Sachbuch
Interesting Stories about Curious Words
From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
Produkt bewerten
Verlag:
Hachette Book Group Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: KLG5P8N
EAN: 9781399811675
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Do, 25.06.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 27.75
Beschreibung
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language. Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS. What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER. Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk. What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE. Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG. Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS. And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT. 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Dent Susie
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 432