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Much Ado About English : Up and Down the Bizarre Byways of a Fascinating Language by Richard Watson Todd
$35.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Did you know that 'rhinoceros' has four possible plurals or that 'silly" has had nine different meanings? Can you guess what 'zenzizenzizenzic' and 'tatterdemalion' mean? Would you talk about an 'ambush of tigers' or a 'shrewdness of apes' or, how about an 'absence of waiters'? If we say one mouse and t ...Show more
Much Ado About English : Up and down the bizarre byways of a fascinating language by Richard Watson-Todd
$29.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
In this entertaining journey explaining the facts, foibles and sheer charm of English, Richard Watson Todd contemplates everything from the vorigins of words to their erratic spelling and unexpected uses.
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