Word play : a cornucopia of puns, anagrams, euphemisms & other contortions & curiosities of the English language
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Published
London : Coronet, 2015.
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Book
ISBN
9781473620308 (hbk.), 1473620309 (hbk.)
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363 pages ; 23 cm
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Published
London : Coronet, 2015.
Language
English
ISBN
9781473620308 (hbk.), 1473620309 (hbk.)
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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 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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brandreth, G. D. (2015). Word play: a cornucopia of puns, anagrams, euphemisms & other contortions & curiosities of the English language . Coronet.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-. 2015. Word Play: A Cornucopia of Puns, Anagrams, Euphemisms & Other Contortions & Curiosities of the English Language. Coronet.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-. Word Play: A Cornucopia of Puns, Anagrams, Euphemisms & Other Contortions & Curiosities of the English Language Coronet, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney. Word Play: A Cornucopia of Puns, Anagrams, Euphemisms & Other Contortions & Curiosities of the English Language Coronet, 2015.
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