Interesting Stories about Curious Words - From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
Verlag | Hodder & Stoughton |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 432 |
Format | 13,6 x 3,6 x 21,2 cm |
Gewicht | 538 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781399811675 |
Bestell-Nr | 39981167UA |
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.
Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?
What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?
Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?
What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE?
Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG?
Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS?
And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT?
'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth
Rezension:
Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language Pam Ayres