Word Play: A Cornucopia Of Puns, Anagrams And Other Contortions And Curiosities Of The English Language
by Gyles Brandreth 2021-07-20 16:01:08
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''No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.'' Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun.Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show repo... Read more

''No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest.''
Only words can do that. Words are magic. Words are fun.

Join Gyles Brandreth - wit and word-meister, Just A Minute regular, One Show reporter, denizen of Countdown''s Dictionary Corner, founder of the National Scrabble Championships, patron of The Queen''s English Society, QI, Room 101, Have I Got News For You and Pointless survivor - on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words and wordplay.

Puns, palindromes, pangrams, Malaprops, euphemisms, mnemonics, acronyms, anagrams, alphabeticals, Tweets, verbiage, verbarrhea - if you can name it, you should find it here, along with the longest, shortest, wittiest, wildest, oldest, latest, oddest, most interesting and most memorable words in the English language - the richest, most remarkable language ever known.

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  • 9781473620308
Gyles Brandreth is a prominent BBC broadcaster, novelist, biographer, and a former Member of Parliament. He is also the author of the Oscar Wilde Mystery series. Find out more at GylesBrandreth.net....
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