Word Play - A cornucopia of puns, anagrams and other contortions and curiosities of the English language (Paperback)

'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.

General

Imprint:	Coronet Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Gyles Brandreth
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-4736-2029-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4736-2029-5
Barcode:	9781473620292

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