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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 | £10.94 | 27% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 8pm 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... | 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... |
Mark Forsyth The massive Christmas 2011 bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week | 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... |
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... | An innovative and effective online course that combines world-class content from Collins with the world's largest community of language learners on Livemocha.com. |
Michel Thomas Guaranteed success, incredible progress and absolute confidence in French. | Paul Coggle Whether you are using the Willkommen! course in class or working through it on your own, this work book is for you. In 12 units, divided into three sections covering... |
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... | National Trust A charming, attractively illustrated collection of country sayings with their origins and meanings. Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £6.99 | £4.89 | 30% | Despatched in 1 business day. | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 8pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £6.99 | £5.94 | 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 |
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