What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations

What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780191500541
ISBN-13 : 0191500542
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Book Synopsis What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations by : Elizabeth Knowles

Download or read book What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations written by Elizabeth Knowles and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-10-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the money Fresh fields and pastures new A good day to bury bad news If the glove doesn't fit you must acquit Brings together a fascinating range of wrongly remembered sayings, popular summaries of original thoughts, and apocryphal or unverifiable comments attributed to a particular person. By revealing what was (and was not) really said, this book celebrates the colour and inventiveness of language change.


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