Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings Susie Dent John Murray Publishers Ltd

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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 Σελίδες: 432, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1008, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

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