Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

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Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the YearWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating

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to the elephant that saved a small girl and Paul the World-Cup-predicting octopus

a new one struggling to be born

whilst fat shaming is so often called out

It also helped him navigate his way around the challenges surrounding school

intimate and thrilling look at everything involved in opening a once-in-a-generation production - the triumphs

the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for

passionately argued and frequently controversial

fascinating book I’ve read for ages' GuardianFrom the author of the critically acclaimed and globally successful The Phantom Atlas

'Come On Eileen'

Richard Mabey