The Play of Words EPUB
by RICHARD LEDERER
EPUB
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Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers.
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 DOORNAILbut have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead?
Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Pocket Books
- Publication Date:11/05/2010
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- ISBN:9781439138960
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Pocket Books
- Publication Date:11/05/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781439138960