A Man About a Dog
Euphemisms and Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness
Published on 4. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-00-724097-5 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-724097-5 (9780007240975)
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Nigel Rees is a leading authority on the use of well-known phrases and sayings. As a broadcaster, he is best-known as the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote...Unquote.
As an author, he has written many books devoted to quotations and aspects of the popular use of the English language, always emphasizing the humour in his subject.
As an author, he has written many books devoted to quotations and aspects of the popular use of the English language, always emphasizing the humour in his subject.