The Play of Words

The Play of Words

The Play of Words

Richard Lederer

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Editorial:
Simon & Schuster
Año de edición:
1991
Materia
Educación pedagogía
ISBN:
9780671689094
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Do you know the connection between the expression A HARROWING EXPERIENCE and agriculture, between BY AND LARGE and sailing, between GET YOUR GOAT and horses, or between STEAL YOUR THUNDER and show business? You probably have heard the comparisons HAPPY AS A CLAM, SMART AS A WHIP, PLEASED AS PUNCH, DEAD AS A DOORNAIL - but have you ever wondered why a clam should be happy, a whip smart, punch pleased, and a doornail dead?By playing the fifty games in this book , you’ll discover the answers to these questions as well as hundreds of other semantic delights that repose in our marvelous English language.

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