Secret Life of the English Language
(Sprache: Englisch)
This must-have compendium shows that words have a matchless power to entertain. Here you will find enough new words and phrases to last a lifetime. Idioms frolic beside cliches, catchphrases, proverbs, eponyms, acronyms, spoonerisms and split infinitives....
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This must-have compendium shows that words have a matchless power to entertain. Here you will find enough new words and phrases to last a lifetime. Idioms frolic beside cliches, catchphrases, proverbs, eponyms, acronyms, spoonerisms and split infinitives. Text messages cavort alongside business jargon and rap slang to produce a language that is both witty and bizarre, and sometimes frankly outstanding. So whether you're a yuppie or a woopie, a Sinbad or a dinky, these pages will provide endless hours of delight and fascination.
Autoren-Porträt von Martin H. Manser
David Pickering is an experienced reference book compiler, freelance since 1992. He has contributed (often as sole author or chief editor) to around 200 books in the fields of general reference, English language, the arts, history and popular interest. He has also broadcast many times on a variety of subjects on radio and television. He lives in Buckingham with his wife and two sons. Martin H. Manser has been a professional reference book editor since 1980. He has compiled or edited more than 150 reference books, particularly English-language dictionaries, thesauruses, and Bible reference titles. He is also a language trainer and consultant with national companies and organisations. He and his wife live in Aylesbury and have a son and a daughter.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Martin H. Manser
- 2008, Maße: 13,1 x 2,7 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: David Pickering
- Verlag: Phoenix House
- ISBN-10: 0753824175
- ISBN-13: 9780753824177
Sprache:
Englisch
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"[a] tasty gallimaufry of linguistic oddities" INDEPENDENT "an entertaining compendium showing, above all else, that words have a matchless power to entertain" HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
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