500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart (English) Hardcover Book

Description: 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart Discover the joy of the English language with 500 unusual, interesting and perfect words that will extend your vocabulary and your appreciation of our mother tongue. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS? Whether youve answered yes, no or sorry, I didnt catch that, 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; words that are just perfect for their meaning, like the lazy-sounding SLOTH and the heavy-footed GALUMPH; words that will make you sound clever, like DEUTERAGONIST and LETHOLOGICA; and words that are just fun to say, like LIQUEFACTION and LUXURIATE. Itll tell you where they come from, how to use them and whether youre likely to BAMBOOZLE anyone whos listening to you. With occasional special features on great words for colours, words from the Classics and words that make you laugh, this is a book to delight BIBLIOPHILES and BLATHERSKITES alike. Author Biography Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for thirty years before being asked by Michael OMara Books to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Following that she was co-author of My Grammar and I (or should that be Me?),and wrote a number of other books about words and English usage. She has appeared frequently on television and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and whether or not Druids Cross should have an apostrophe. Promotional Discover the joy of the English language with 500 unusual, interesting and perfect words that will extend your vocabulary and your appreciation of our mother tongue. Promotional "Headline" Discover the joy of the English language with 500 unusual, interesting and perfect words that will extend your vocabulary and your appreciation of our mother tongue. Author Comments Discover the joy of language with these 500 unusual, interesting and perfect words that are just right when dropped into conversation, all given with their origins and meanings Feature Discover the joy of language with these 500 unusual, interesting and perfect words that are just right when dropped into conversation, all given with their origins and meanings Details ISBN1789292271 Author Caroline Taggart Pages 192 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1789292271 ISBN-13 9781789292275 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-09-03 Language English UK Release Date 2020-09-03 Imprint Michael OMara Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Michael OMara Books Ltd DEWEY 412 AU Release Date 2020-12-01 NZ Release Date 2020-12-01 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129667098;

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