
Brave New Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the 21st Century
Paperback Published on: 16/01/2014
£12.99
Synopsis
This quirky, small-format gift book provides an introduction to more than 200 of the latest additions to the ever-expanding English lexicon. Featuring one word per page together with a brief explanation and an example of usage, listings include such gems as 'denture venturer' (the older adventure traveller), 'textual harassment' (persistently insulting someone by text message) and 'blamestorming' (using a meeting to discuss who is responsible when something has gone wrong). This simple concept book provides both a fun gift and an interesting talking point sure to please word enthusiasts everywhere.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781447262701
- Number of pages: 240
- Weight: 367g
- Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 13 mm