A Miscellany for Word Lovers: Origins, Meanings & Quizzes

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.

Title - A Miscellany for Word Lovers: Origins, Meanings & Quizzes

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Author - Robin Hosie,Vic Mayhew

ISBN 13 - 9781845285159

Imprint - How To Books Ltd

Publisher - Little, Brown Book Group

Date Published - 06/03/2014

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 200 x 131 x 16mm

Weight - 170 g

Languages - English