Paul Anthony Jones

The Accidental Dictionary

The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A rich resource of etymological fascination and a delightful, dip-able gift book

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elliott & Thompson Limited
• 2 New edition
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9781783964383
• ISBN-10: 1783964383
• Artikelnr.: 57004190

Autorenporträt

Paul Anthony Jones is a writer, etymologist and language blogger. He is the author of several books on trivia and language, including the widely acclaimed Word Drops: A Sprinkling of Linguistic Curiosities (2015), The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer (2012), Haggard Hawks & Paltry Poltroons (2013) and its sequel, Jedburgh Justice & Kentish Fire (2014). He has contributed to the Independent, the Guardian, the Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Mental Floss and BBC Radio 4's The World at One, and he also runs @HaggardHawks, the hugely popular language-based Twitter account and YouTube channel. A piano teacher and musician, he lives in South Tyneside.