Word Nerd - Michael Powell

The English language is full of beauty and surprises. If you\'re a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn\'t averse to a peppering of persiflage! Did you know: - pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English - the hashtag symbol is an \"octothorpe\" - \"bumfiddle\" means to spoil a piece of paper or document - the word \"noon\" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of \"bamboozle\" is to make a baboon out of someone. This book contains a boatload of th Word Nerd - Michael Powell od authora Michael Powell a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz
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