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Word Play: A cornucopia of puns, anagrams and other contortions and curiosities of the English language

Book Description


The aim of the book is entertainment - and surprise - but there will be a fair bit of erudition and incidental education along the way. (Why is it a troop of baboons, but a shrewdness of apes?). We discover the oldest words, the newest, the longest, the shortest, the most frequently used, the costliest (yes, words can come with a price attached), the funniest, the most fatal, the most un... More
Book Information
PublisherCoronet Books & Publications
BindingKindle Edition (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages368
ISBN-10B00W22IVXM
Publication Date08/06/2015
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About Gyles Brandreth (Author) : Gyles Brandreth is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Gyles Brandreth include Myrtle Mouse & The Naughty Twins (Tales From Mouse Village-Myrtle Mous... more
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