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David Crystal Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in... | Katherine Fry; Rowena Kirton Agitated about apostrophes? Struggling with spelling? Dithering over dangling participles? Stumped by the subjunctive? This title guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with... |
David Astle Offering a helping hand to the perplexed and the infatuated alike, this book takes us on a tour into the secret life of words. It begins with a Master Puzzle... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £14.99 | £10.49 | 30% |  Despatched in 2 business days. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 1pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £14.99 | £12.74 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Mark Forsyth The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. |
Ben Grossblatt Master the harsh, guttural language of Klingon with this hilarious and helpful sound guide! | David Bellos How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at... |
David Crystal Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient word ('loaf') to advanced ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful... | Mark Forsyth The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week |
From the universe and our planet, to plants and animals, to the human body and the developments in science and technology, this encyclopedia is packed with information. Not only does... | Parla italiano? In just 15 minutes a day you can speak and understand Italian with confidence, with this revolutionary new system for learning a language. The unique visual approach makes... |
J. P. Davidson; Stephen Fry The accompanying book to Stephen Fry's engrossing and entertaining TV guide to the wonder of language. | Learning Chinese is really difficult, right? Wrong! This book helps you to start speaking, writing and understanding this lingo. Give yourself a Chinese name, see how to haggle in the... |
Andrew Delahunty This updated and revised edition is the authoritative guide to foreign words and phrases used in contemporary British and American English. Drawn from over 40 languages, the 6,000 entries detail... | Andrew Delahunty; Sheila Dignen An absorbing dictionary that clearly explains the meanings of references and allusions that are likely to be encountered in modern English. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Corpus... |
Deborah Fallows In this intelligent, sympathetic book, Deborah Fallows opens up a window onto Chinese life through its notoriously difficult language. She shows how even small advancements, such as mastering a single... | Designed to accompany the widely acclaimed Collins Easy Learning Italian Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning Italian Grammar and Practice offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar... |