A Miscellany for Word Lovers

A Miscellany for Word Lovers
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781472110152
ISBN-13 : 1472110153
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Book Synopsis A Miscellany for Word Lovers by : Robin Hosie

Download or read book A Miscellany for Word Lovers written by Robin Hosie and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 vocabulary-building quizzes make up the core of the book, with shorter sections on: * The fascinating origins of words * Quotes and misquotes * Slang, dialects and secret languages * Unforgettable Adverts, Famous Lines from Novels and Movies * Newspeak, Basic English, spelling reform * Malapropisms, politicians' blunders and 'mispeakings' * Mnemonics and other memory joggers * Palindromes and anagrams * Semaphore. Morse, tic-tac, hand gestures and other ways of speaking without words Entry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.


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