Prose & Cons
ISBN: 9781785946837
Author : Gyles Brandreth
Published: 2025
Publisher: BBC Books
Number of pages: 320
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 197×128
Author : Gyles Brandreth
Published: 2025
Publisher: BBC Books
Number of pages: 320
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 197×128
Description
As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself.In this wildly entertaining A to Z of verbal acrobatics, Gyles takes you on a whirlwind tour of our mother tongue – from the origins of words and correct grammar and punctuation, to similes, euphemisms and record breaking tongue twisters (try getting your mouth around floccinaucinihilipification!). An idiosyncratic blend of history, word play, anecdote, and hyperbole, all in 60-second instalments, this is Gyles Brandreth at his word-perfect, Just-a-Minute best. You’ll never mix your metaphors again...
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