Prose & cons : the English language in Just a minute / Gyles Brandreth ; Just a minute created by Ian Messiter ; illustrations by Steven Appleby.

Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney, 1948-, author
Messiter, Ian, associated with work
Appleby, Steven, illustrator

UK : BBC Books, 2025.

312 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Includes index.
Originally published: 2024.

As fans of 'Just a Minute' know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it's evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and 'Just a Minute'), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all - and now he's ready to put you through your linguistic paces. In this A to Z of verbal acrobatics, Gyles takes you on a whirlwind tour of our mother tongue - from the origins of words and correct grammar and punctuation, to similes, euphemisms and record breaking tongue twisters (try getting your mouth around floccinaucinihilipification!), all in 60-second instalments.

9781785946837 (pbk)

420
420 BRA

English

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