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Lost For Words
John Humphrys
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Description for Lost For Words
Paperback. Today programme presenter's Top Ten bestselling cry for better English in paperback for summer. Num Pages: 352 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
'Greatly enjoyable' GUARDIAN
'It is always exhilarating to read a book which says what so many of us think' SPECTATOR
'Timely and lively' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Let us be very clear about this from the start: John Humphrys is a Good Thing' EVENING STANDARD
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From Today programme presenter and national treasure John Humphrys, the bestselling cry in book form for better English and an exposé of the political uses and abuses of language.
From empty cliche to meaningless jargon, dangling participle to sentences without verbs, the English language is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340836590
SKU
V9780340836590
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About John Humphrys
In a broadcasting career spanning forty years John Humphrys has reported from all over the world for the BBC and presented its frontline news programmes on both radio and television. He has won a string of national awards and been described as a 'national treasure'. He owned a dairy farm for ten years and has homes in Wales and London. ... Read more
Reviews for Lost For Words
Humphrys is passionate about language - and very funny too
Rod Liddle
Greatly enjoyable
Simon Hoggart, Guardian
for all those who care about the English language
Ann Widdecombe, New Statesman
It is always exhilarating to read a book which says what so many of us think
Jonathan Keates, Spectator
Timely and lively ... Read more
Rod Liddle
Greatly enjoyable
Simon Hoggart, Guardian
for all those who care about the English language
Ann Widdecombe, New Statesman
It is always exhilarating to read a book which says what so many of us think
Jonathan Keates, Spectator
Timely and lively ... Read more