The Cat's Pyjamas
The Penguin Book of Cliches
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2007
416 pages
978-0-14-191242-4 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating, thematic exploration of cliches from as the actress said to the bishop to zero hour, explaining what they are and where they've come from. Julia Cresswell has taken her best-selling dictionary of cliches ('Sumptuous... A mine of information.' Guardian) back to the drawing board and has created a book, packed with famous (and infamous) quotations and memorable information, that will change the way you see English.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
1,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-14-191242-4 (9780141912424)
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11/2007
Penguin Books Ltd
€39.80
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Person
Educated at Oxford and Reading, Julia Cresswell has worked on the Shorter OED and the Encarta dictionary and is author of the Guinness Book of Place Names and several other reference books
