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Brave New Words : A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century, Paperback / softback Book

Brave New Words : A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This quirky, small-format gift book provides an introduction to more than 200 of the latest additions to the ever-expanding English lexicon.

Featuring one word per page together with a brief explanation and an example of usage, listings include such gems as 'denture venturer' (the older adventure traveller), 'textual harassment' (persistently insulting someone by text message) and 'blamestorming' (using a meeting to discuss who is responsible when something has gone wrong).

This simple concept book provides both a fun gift and an interesting talking point sure to please word enthusiasts everywhere.

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:240 pages
  • Publisher:Pan Macmillan
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  • ISBN:9781447262701
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Information

  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:240 pages
  • Publisher:Pan Macmillan
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9781447262701