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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat
- The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins
Engelsk
Bogcover for Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat af Alex Games, 9781846076107
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
544
ISBN-13:
9781846076107
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1846076102
Udg. Dato:
6 nov 2008
Størrelse i cm:
20,3 x 12,9 x 3,8
Oplagsdato:
6 nov 2008
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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat

- The Complete Balderdash & Piffle Collection of English Words, and Their Curious Origins
Engelsk
Paperback 2008
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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology.

Author, humorist and word-sleuth Alex Games uncovers the trends, innovations and scandals that have shaped the meanings of our most popular words and expressions, from Chaucer to Internet jargon and Ancient Greek to American slang. Who was the original Jack the Lad, Gordon Bennett or Bloody Mary? Where do dodgy geezers and hooligans come from? What are skeldering, dithering and sabre-rattling?

This amusing but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins combines the findings of the major BBC TV series and the nationwide Wordhunt, and is an entertaining treasure trove for English-language lovers everywhere.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
544
ISBN-13:
9781846076107
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1846076102
Udg. Dato:
6 nov 2008
Størrelse i cm:
20,3 x 12,9 x 3,8
Oplagsdato:
6 nov 2008
Forfatter(e):
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