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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Play of Words (1990)di Richard Lederer
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Came across this at a used and rare book store yesterday- what a gem! I just started looking at this one. I love Richard Lederer. I remember growing up reading his columns in the newspaper. His writing is witty, clever, full of interesting etymology, word plays, and as someone said, semantic antics. .. And of course puns! Anyone interested in linguistics, etymology, word plays, etc., should read this book! It's lots of fun. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL - but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? By playing the fifty games in this book, youll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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