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Book Description
• A witty and amusing handbook to the contradictions and inconsistencies of the English language • With imaginative use of typography Words Fail Me highlights tricky words, inconsistent spellings, misleading pronunciation and other quirky characteristics of our mother tongue • Why Continue
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- English Books
- Hardcover 128 Pages
- Edition: 1
- ISBN-10: 071484635X
- ISBN-13: 9780714846354
- Publisher: Phaidon Press
- Pub date: Jul 01, 2006
- Dimensions: 1226 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780714846354 | Hardcover | $12.95 | $11.07 | bn.com |
| €12.95 | €12.17 | IBS.IT | ||
| $12.95 | $9.28 | The Book Depository |
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An enchanting romp through the peculiarity of the English language
I'm not spoiling the book but typing the backcover:
Why is LISP so hard to say if you have one?
Quite A LOT is a large amount but quite A FEW is also a large amount.
Being BLUNT can result in a cutting remark.
With a quick shuffle of letters a FUNERAL can be REAL FUN ... and of course, ELVIS LIV ... (continue)
I'm not spoiling the book but typing the backcover:
Why is LISP so hard to say if you have one?
Quite A LOT is a large amount but quite A FEW is also a large amount.
Being BLUNT can result in a cutting remark.
With a quick shuffle of letters a FUNERAL can be REAL FUN ... and of course, ELVIS LIVES.
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