Phraseology

Name: Phraseology
Brand: Barbara Ann Kipfer PhD
SKU: 9241739
Price: 17.75 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

(No ratings yet)

Phraseology Phraseology 9781402212871

Book Format:Paperback-Out of stock

Key item features

Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best Expre, (Paperback)
Author: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781402212871
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Page Count: 320

Specs

Book format
Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Genre
Textbooks
Pub date
2008-10-01
Pages
320
Reading level
General/Trade

Current price is $17.75

Price when purchased online

Out of stock

How do you want your item?

Out of stock

Report an issue with this seller

About this item

Product details

The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday

Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases.

Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as:

ACROSS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race
ARTESIAN WELL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made
BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.

Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best Expre, (Paperback)
Author: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 9781402212871
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Page Count: 320

info:

We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it.

Specifications

Book format

Paperback

Fiction/nonfiction

Non-Fiction

Genre

Textbooks

Pub date

2008-10-01

Warranty

Warranty information

Please be aware that the warranty terms on items offered for sale by third party Marketplace sellers may differ from those displayed in this section (if any). To confirm warranty terms on an item offered for sale by a third party Marketplace seller, please use the 'Contact seller' feature on the third party Marketplace seller's information page and request the item's warranty terms prior to purchase.