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A miscellany for word lovers - Robin Hosie
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Title
A miscellany for word lovers - origins, meanings and quizzes
A miscellany for word lovers - origins, meanings and quizzes
Author
Robin Hosie
Robin Hosie
format
Paperback / softback
Paperback / softback
Publisher
How To Books
How To Books
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20140306
20140306
Description
More than 100 vocabulary-building quizzes make up the core of the book, with shorter sections on:
* The fascinating origins of words
* Quotes and misquotes
* Slang, dialects and secret languages
* Unforgettable Adverts, Famous Lines from Novels and Movies
* Newspeak, Basic English, spelling reform
* Malapropisms, politicians' blunders and 'mispeakings'
* Mnemonics and other memory joggers
* Palindromes and anagrams
* Semaphore. Morse, tic-tac, hand gestures and other ways of speaking without words
Entry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.
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