Questions of English
Jeremy Marshall(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
209 pages
978-0-19-869292-8 (ISBN)
Description
For anyone who has ever had a question about the English language, this book will prove a delight. Based on letters to the Oxford Word and Language Service, it deals with hundreds of notes and queries from the everyday to the bizarre, including sections on `What is the origin of...?', `Is this correct?', `What does this mean?' and `Is there a word for...?'. Bringing English to life with its enjoyable and often irreverent style, Questions of English is a joy for any lover of the language, and an indispensable source of fun language information for teachers. Includes: Interesting words: triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), apocolocyntosis (turning into a pumpkin) Unusual terms: (an exaggeration of anglers, an ambush of widows) This book is intended for an important reference or browsing book for anyone interested in the language; also an ideal English book for teachers.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
cartoons, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-869292-8 (9780198692928)
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