Interesting Stories about Curious Words
Susie Dent
£12.99
Description
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
Publisher Review
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 * With this book, readers won’t be lost for words: we’ll be happily lost within them * Irish Sunday Business Post *
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