Dansk
Powell, Michael
(forfatter)
Word Nerd e-bog
82,58 DKK
The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage!Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English- the hashtag symbol is an "e;octothorpe"e;- "…
The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage!Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English- the hashtag symbol is an "e;octothorpe"e;- "e;bumfiddle"e; means to spoil a piece of paper or document- the word "e;noon"e; originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "e;bamboozle"e; is to make a baboon out of someone. This book contains a boatload of things you didn't know about the English language and it's a guaranteed prolix-free zone.
E-bog
82,58 DKK
Forlag
Cassell
Udgivet
03.10.2019
Genrer
Usage and grammar guides
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781788402057
The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage!Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English- the hashtag symbol is an "e;octothorpe"e;- "e;bumfiddle"e; means to spoil a piece of paper or document- the word "e;noon"e; originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "e;bamboozle"e; is to make a baboon out of someone. This book contains a boatload of things you didn't know about the English language and it's a guaranteed prolix-free zone.