Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
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Publishing Details
Interesting Stories about Curious Words: From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings
By (Author) Susie Dent
John Murray Press
John Murray Publishers Ltd
12th December 2023
28th September 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Language: reference and general
422
Physical Properties
Hardback
432
Width 140mm, Height 222mm, Spine 38mm
540g
Description
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 ADAMSWhat's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDERWhy is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a riskWhat do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPEOr robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEGWhy are CIRCLES VICIOUSAnd, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles BrandrethReviews
Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language * Pam Ayres *
Susie Dent is a national treasure * Richard Osman *
Author Bio
Susie Dent is the resident word expert in Dictionary Corner on C4's Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and has been on every programme about words: 15 x 15, Word of Mouth, and More or Less. Susie also writes regularly for the Radio Times, The Week Junior and The I, and her Word of the Day has attracted over 1,000,000 followers on Twitter.
