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1529371317

Word perfect : etymological entertainment every day.

Author: Dent, Susie.

Publication year: 2021

Language: English

Media class: Paperback

Classification: 422

Publisher: London : John Murray, 2021.

ISBN: 9781529371314 (hbk.) : £14.99

Notes:

Originally published: 2020.

Includes index.

Welcome to a year of wonder through the English language with Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From Turning a Blind Eye (Nelson putting the telescope to his missing eye to ignore the order to stop fighting) to why May Day became a distress call; from stealing someone's thunder to the real Jack the Lad, from tartle (forgetting someone's name) to snaccident (unintentionally eating a whole packet of biscuits), this book is her brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable true stories tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again!