Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent, Susie Dent

Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
Susie Dent, Susie Dent
Page: 416
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9781529311488
Publisher: John Murray Press
Download eBook

Free books for download on kindle Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year 9781529311488  English version

Overview

'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres

'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman

Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.

From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.

Items