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Word Nerd

hardcover – October 3, 2019
by Powell, Michael
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ISBN-13: 9781788402019 ISBN-10: 1788402014
Publisher
Cassell
Binding
hardcover
Published
October 3, 2019
Weight
0.5 lbs
Dimensions
17.60×1.60×13.20 cm

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Word Nerd by Powell, Michael. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781788402019.

The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If youre a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isnt averse to a peppering of persiflage!Did you - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English- the hashtag symbol is an "octothorpe"- "bumfiddle" means to spoil a piece of paper or document- the word "noon" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "bamboozle" is to make a baboon out of someone. This book contains a boatload of things you didnt know about the English language and its a guaranteed prolix-free zone.