Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language
Author: David Shariatmadari Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'Wonderful ... You finish the book more alive than ever to the enduring mystery and miracle of that thing that makes us most human' Stephen Fry 'Fascinating and thought-provoking . . . crammed with weird and wonderful facts' MAIL ON SUNDAY THINK YOU KNOW LANGUAGE? THINK AGAIN A word's origin doesn't tell you what it means today There are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present Mistakes don't undermine English,...
Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language