Susie Dent's Weird Words (Paperback)

Susie Dent (Author)

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Susie Dent's Weird Words

Susie Dent's Weird Words

£5.99 £3.00

Susie Dent's Weird Words

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Susie Dent is here to take children on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing, amusing and sometimes quite revolting backgrounds of English words. Did you know, for instance, that 'fizzle' originally meant to break wind silently? Over time, it came to describe a weak, spluttering, hissing sound. And you might think that 'ain't' isn't a word you should use, but it is thought the word was once used by kings and queens. As Susie Dent knows, even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most extraordinary story behind it.

  • Publisher: Scholastic
  • ISBN: 9781407137025
  • Pages: 176
  • Weight: 0.11
Susie Dent is an English lexicographer, etymologist, and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, a post-watershed comedy version of the show.

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