I Never Knew There Was a Word For It
Add to wishlist

I Never Knew There Was a Word For It

by

SKU: 9780141028392 Categories: , , , Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

18.99 JOD

Jordan: Deliverable within 48 hours
International: Deliverable within 7 Days

Description

From ‘shotclog’, a Yorkshire term for a companion only tolerated because he is paying for the drinks, to Albanian having 29 words to describe different kinds of eyebrows, the languages of the world are full of amazing, amusing and illuminating words and expressions that will improve absolutely everybody’s quality of life. All they need is this book! This bumper volume gathers all three of Adam Jacot de Boinod’s acclaimed books about language – The Wonder of Whiffling, The Meaning of Tingo and Toujours Tingo (their fans include everyone from Stephen Fry to Michael Palin) – into one highly entertaining, keenly priced compendium. As Mariella Frostup said ‘You’ll never be lost for words again!’

Additional information

Weight 0.576 kg
Dimensions 4.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

800
Publisher

Year Published

2010-8-5
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0141028394
About The Author

Adam Jacot de Boinod, hunter of perfect and obscure bon mots, is a true linguistic bowerbird (a person who collects an astonishing array of – sometimes useless – objects). He trawled the languages of the world for exotic specimens in his bestselling books The Wonder of Whiffling, The Meaning of Tingo and hit follow-up Toujours Tingo.

A book no well-stocked bookshelf, cistern-top or handbag should be without – The Meaning of Tingo
Other text

You'll never be lost for words again. Truly enlightening! – The Wonder of Whiffling

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Related products