Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings (Father Anselm Novels) Hardcover – Import, 28 September 2023

Name: Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings (Father Anselm Novels) Hardcover – Import, 28 September 2023
Author: Susie Dent
ISBN: 9781399811675

Susie Dent . JohnMurray(28September2023) . English

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

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