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Word Nerd

Michael Powell

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 "octothorpe" - "bumfiddle" means to spoil a piece of paper or document - the word "noon" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of "bamboozle" 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.

  • Classification : Reference
  • Pub Date : OCT 17, 2019
  • Imprint : Cassell
  • Page Extent : 96
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9781788402019
  • Price : INR 599
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Michael Powell

Michael grew up in North Wales. After reading English Language and Literature at Manchester University, he trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and enjoyed five years as an internationally unknown professional actor and musical director. He followed this with five years in publishing before becoming a bestselling author of popular non-fiction, gift books and humour for adults and children. Currently he has over eighty titles in print, published by a wide range of industry-leaders, on topics as diverse as world history, quirky science, international etiquette and self development to dream interpretation, brain boosting and virulent diseases. He lives on the Somerset Levels with his wife, two teenagers and a Golden Retriever called Doug.

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