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Long Words Bother Me
Long Words Bother Me
Author: Tom Burton
'Long words bother me' confessed Winnie the Pooh, but the fact is that the short ones are just as problematic. This book is about the craziness of words, and how they can change their meanings in the most unpredictable ways over time. Synonyms can become antonyms and words that sound different can turn into homonyms. They can die for no apparent...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780750939737
ISBN-10: 0750939737
Publication Date: 11/1/2004
Pages: 256
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Australian English Professor, with a predilection for historical and and regional English, and radio personality Tom Burton shares some of his humorous, tongue-in-cheek takes on the English language, majoring on the Australian branch of it.
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