A Miscellany for Word Lovers

A Miscellany for Word Lovers
Author: Robin Hosie
Publisher: How To Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2014-03-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1472110153

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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.


A Miscellany for Word Lovers
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-06 - Publisher: How To Books

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