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Publishing Language
English
ISBN
0140515852
EAN
9780140515855
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Hardback
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The Wonder of Whiffling: (and Other Extraordinary Words in the...
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Jacot de Boinod, Adam
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Publication Year
2009
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
The Wonder of Whiffling: (And Other Extraordinary Words in the English Language)
Item Height
184 mm
Author
Adam Jacot De Boinod
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Genre
Humor
Item Width
138 mm
Item Weight
312 g
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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The Wonder of Whiffling is a hugely enjoyable, surprising and rewarding tour around the language of the British Isles (with plenty of fine coinages from our English-speaking cousins across the pond, Down Under and elsewhere). Discover all sorts of words you've always wished existed but never knew, such as fornale, to spend one's money before it has been earned; cagg, a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; and petrichor, the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell. Delving passionately into the English language, Adam Jacot de Boinod also discovers why it is you wouldn't want to have dinner with a vice admiral of the narrow seas, why Jacobites toasted the little gentleman in black velvet, and why a Nottingham Goodnight is better than one from anywhere else.

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Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780140515855
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Book Title
The Wonder of Whiffling: (And Other Extraordinary Words in the English Language)
Author
Adam Jacot De Boinod
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Humor
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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184 mm
Item Width
138 mm
Item Weight
312 g

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Adam Jacot De Boinod

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