# A Miscellany for Word Lovers

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- Authors: [Robin Hosie](https://www.bookquiver.com/robin-hosie), [Vic Mayhew](https://www.bookquiver.com/vic-mayhew)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-03-06

## Description

More than 100 vocabulary-building quizzes make up the core of the book, with shorter sections on: * The fascinating origins of words * Quotes and misquotes * Slang, dialects and secret languages * Unforgettable Adverts, Famous Lines from Novels and Movies * Newspeak, Basic English, spelling reform * Malapropisms, politicians' blunders and 'mispeakings' * Mnemonics and other memory joggers * Palindromes and anagrams * Semaphore. Morse, tic-tac, hand gestures and other ways of speaking without words Entry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.

## Editions

### A Miscellany for Word Lovers

- Publisher: how_to_books
- ISBN: 978-18-4528-515-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2014-03-06
- Language: en_GB

### A Miscellany for Word Lovers

- Publisher: how_to_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7211-015-2
- Published: 2014-03-06
- Language: en_GB