Miscellany for Word Lovers (e-bog) af Mayhew, Vic
Mayhew, Vic (forfatter)

Miscellany for Word Lovers e-bog

74,45 DKK (inkl. moms 93,06 DKK)
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* Palindro...
E-bog 74,45 DKK
Forfattere Mayhew, Vic (forfatter)
Forlag How To Books
Udgivet 6 marts 2014
Genrer 2AB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781472110152
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 wordsEntry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.