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Endangered Phrases : Intriguing Idioms Dangerously Close to Extinction by Steven D. Price (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10161608247X
ISBN-139781616082475
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038386937
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameEndangered Phrases : Intriguing Idioms Dangerously Close to Extinction
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
SubjectForm / Puns & Wordplay, Dictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, Quotations, Trivia
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Humor
AuthorSteven D. Price
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2011-016964
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal423/.13
Intended AudienceTrade
Synopsis"Person to person" (and "station to station"), "bar sinister," "the weed of crime bears bitter fruit," "between the devil and the deep blue sea," "will o' the wisp," "poor as Job's turkey" . . . these are just a few phrases that were once part of everyday speech. However, due to our evolving language and other cultural changes, there are hundreds of phrases poised on the brink of extinction. Can such endangered phrases be saved? And if so, why? These are questions Steven D. Price, award-winning author and keen observer of the passing linguistic scene, answers in this challenging and captivating compilation. It is sure to increase your appreciation of the English language's ebb and flow--and enhance your own vocabulary along the way.
LC Classification NumberPE1464.P75 2011
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