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Word Perfect

Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

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  • 15 Lesestunden

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Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From 'Turning a Blind Eye' (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), Word Perfect is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.

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Word Perfect, Gyles Brandreth, Susie Dent

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Erscheinungsdatum
2020
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(Hardcover),
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Gebraucht - Gut
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Titel
Word Perfect
Untertitel
Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
Sprache
Englisch
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Einband
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
416
ISBN10
1529311519
ISBN13
9781529311518
Reihe
Beschreibung
Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From 'Turning a Blind Eye' (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), Word Perfect is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.