As Right as Rain

The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions

Caroline Taggart (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2013
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78243-077-3 (ISBN)

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The English language is littered with linguistic quirks, which, out of context, seem completely peculiar.
As Right as Rain will explain how on earth 'off the cuff' came to express improvisation, why a 'gut feeling' is more intuitive than a brainwave, and who the heck is 'happy' Larry.

Would you be down in the dumps if, when asked the definition of certain phrases, it was all Greek to you? Let's not beat about the bush: the English language is littered with linguistic quirks, which, out of context, seem completely peculiar.
If you can't quite cut the mustard, this book will explain how on earth 'off the cuff' came to express improvisation, why a 'gut feeling' is more intuitive than a brainwave, and who the heck is 'happy' Larry.
These expressions and countless more become a piece of cake once you've read As Right as Rain - the perfect gift for any Tom, Dick or Harry with a love of language.

Caroline Taggart is the bestselling author of I Used to Know That and, in the same series, A Classical Education and An Apple a Day. She also co-wrote My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?). Her other books include Her Ladyship's Guide to the Queen's English, The Book of English Place Names and The Book of London Place Names. She also appears frequently on radio and TV giving her opinion on such subjects as whether or not there should be an apostrophe in Druids Cross and, if so, where it should go.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.9.2013
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-78243-077-6 / 1782430776
ISBN-13	978-1-78243-077-3 / 9781782430773
Zustand	Neuware