A Miscellany for Word Lovers
Download or Read eBook A Miscellany for Word Lovers PDF written by Robin Hosie and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robin Hosie |
| Publisher | : How To Books |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2014-03-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781472110152 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1472110153 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Miscellany for Word Lovers by : Robin Hosie
Book excerpt: 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 words Entry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.
