Ebooks de Michael Quinion en EPUB

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Télécharger le livre : Why is Q Always Followed by U?
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Why is Q Always Followed by U?
Michael Quinion
Long-time word-detective and bestselling author of Port Out, Starboard Home, Michael Quinion brings us the answers to nearly two hundred of the most intriguing questions he's been asked about language over the years. Sent to him by enquiring readers from all around the...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2009-07-02

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9,99 €
Télécharger le livre : Port Out, Starboard Home
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Port Out, Starboard Home
Michael Quinion
Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb?These and hundreds of other stories are commonly...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2005-09-01

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6,99 €