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A Word in Your Shell-Like: 6,000 curious and everyday phrases explained [Hardcover]

Nigel Rees
2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (6 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000715593X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007155934
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 6.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 208,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Nigel Rees should put a 'feather in his cap' for compiling this entertaining guide. It would make a wonderful gift for anyone who likes to dabble in our language's rich heritage -- "just what the doctor ordered"!' Best of British 'A treasury of stimulating excursions and digressions' Guardian --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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‘a treasury of stimulating excursions and digressions in the English Language’

Ian Mayes, The Guardian, 2nd Oct. ‘04

‘There’s a lot of fascinating material here and the larger part of the book is unexceptionable, with much interesting information.’

Michael Quinion, World Wide Words, 2nd Oct. ‘04


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A great book for looking at etymology of phrases that we use. Useful as a study aid for students setting out on the study of English language, too.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By DC
Format:Hardcover
Yaaawn. I thought that this would be a really interesting exposition about the development of idiomatic language. It's not. It's just more of Mr. Rees' re-hashed paperbacks of 'off the wall' or whatever they were called. Don't bother. If you do ... I bet you don't finish it.
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Mildly interesting 13 April 2011
Format:Paperback
Probably expected too much of this publication - thought it would take everyday sayings and explain their origin, which it does to an extent, but still falls very short.
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