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Interesting Stories about Curious Words
From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
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Hachette Book Group Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: E649LRK
EAN: 9781399811682
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Zustellung: Mo, 15.06.2026
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CHF 27.25
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
- Susie Dent
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Taschenbuch
Anzahl Seiten
- 432