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'A fiendishly good read!'
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The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their ...
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An A-Z of terrible English by the Telegraph's former master grammarian
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From bestselling writer, podcaster and English language virtuoso Gyles Brandreth, a magical tour of our mother tongue in pithy 60-second instalments.
'A whirlwind tour of ...
The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and ...
For anyone who has ever wondered why English is so weird, an entertaining and expert tour of the most puzzling parts of our language.Maybe ...
What is it to 'cock a snook', where is the land of Nod, and who was first to go the extra mile? Find the answers ...
Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED ...
An indispensable guide to essential principles of English grammar and usage.
Stellar English lays out the fundamentals of effective writing, from word choice and punctuation ...
Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for ...
'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres
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A skillfully updated edition of The F-Word which renders a comprehensive portrait of English's most notorious and colorful word. No word has generated more ...
An exhilarating new account of the English language, from British colonialism to the age of social media, emphasizing dynamism and democratization
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Bitch is a bitch of a word. It used to be a straightforward insult, but today - after so many variations and efforts to reject or ...
