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Temporarily out of stock
Title: Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
Author: DENT SUSIE
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/10/2020
Imprint: JOHN MURRAY
Price: $33.00
Publishing status: Active
‘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 through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown’s Dictionary Corner.
From Turning a Blind Eye (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone’s thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone’s name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You’ll never be lost for words again.
ISBN: 9781529311518
Dimension: 222mm X 138mm
Pages: 416