The play of words : fun & games for language lovers

著者

• Lederer, Richard
• Cootner, Bernie

書誌事項

The play of words : fun & games for language lovers

Richard Lederer ; illustrations by Bernie Cootner

Pocket Books, c1990

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Learn the origins of popular phrases in the English language through this exciting book of games perfect for language lovers. Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL-but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead? Through the fifty games included in The Play of Words you'll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA36718400
• ISBN:
  • 0671689096
• LCCN: 91015977
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: New York
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 274 p.
• 大きさ: 21 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : PE1574
  • DC20 : 422
• 件名:
  • LCSH : English language -- Etymology -- Problems, exercises, etc
  • LCSH : Word games