Word Play : A cornucopia of puns, anagrams and other contortions and curiosities of the English language Paperback / softback
by Gyles Brandreth
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'No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.' Only words can do that.
Words are magic. Words are fun. Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen's English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay. Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date:25/08/2016
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- ISBN:9781473620292
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date:25/08/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781473620292