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A Miscellany for Word Lovers: Origins, Meanings & Quizzes
Robin Hosie
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Description for A Miscellany for Word Lovers: Origins, Meanings & Quizzes
Paperback. The ultimate miscellany of words, this is a fun-packed guide to enjoying words and using them more effectively. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
How To Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845285159
SKU
V9781845285159
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Robin Hosie
The book's joint authors are veteran wordsmiths, having both spent their careers using words to reach audiences numbered in their millions. Robin Hosie as Editorial Director of Reader's Digest Books, and Vic Mayhew as one-time editor of the entire Mirror Group.
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