Author: NIGEL REES
Title: Cassell Dictionary of Clichés
Description: Cassell, 1996. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 288. This wide-ranging A-Z guide to over 1,200 popular expressions uncovers amusing origins of both traditional and modern sayings. 'A picture is worth a thousand words' is historically believed to be a Chinese proverb. In reality, it appeared in the Printer's Ink paper in 1927, where the real author credited a Chinese source 'so that people would take it more seriously.' Did you know that a Listerine Mouthwash commercial is to be thanked for the phrase 'Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?' So go ahead, 'Eat your heart out'. After all, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet!'. ISBN: 9780304346981. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780304346981
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Title: Cassell Dictionary of Clichés
Description: Cassell, 1996. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 288. This wide-ranging A-Z guide to over 1,200 popular expressions uncovers amusing origins of both traditional and modern sayings. 'A picture is worth a thousand words' is historically believed to be a Chinese proverb. In reality, it appeared in the Printer's Ink paper in 1927, where the real author credited a Chinese source 'so that people would take it more seriously.' Did you know that a Listerine Mouthwash commercial is to be thanked for the phrase 'Always a bridesmaid, never a bride?' So go ahead, 'Eat your heart out'. After all, 'You ain't seen nothin' yet!'. ISBN: 9780304346981. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780304346981
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1854663
- Book number: 1854663
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