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Humble Pie And Cold Turkey: English Expressions And Their Origins

Name: Humble Pie And Cold Turkey: English Expressions And Their Origins
SKU: 9781789295146
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By (author) Caroline Taggart,

€11.20

Humble Pie and Cold Turkey is an engaging historical exploration of the bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English Language. Designed to be easily accessible, this digestible book informs and entertains the budding linguist in equal measure.

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500 words you should know caroline taggart eats shoots and leaves English idioms etymology have you eaten grandma language origins language reference my grammar and i phrases sayings trivia

ISBN: 9781789295146

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 12.9 × 1.4 × 19.8 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 192 pages
Dimensions 12.9 × 1.4 × 19.8 cm | 180
Publication Date 16 February 2023
Publisher Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

About the author

Caroline Taggart

8 Published Books

Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael O'Mara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?), and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on na tional and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe. Her website is carolinetaggart.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @citaggart.

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