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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi : Words We Pinched from Other Languages by Chloe Rhodes
$15.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Reading Level: very good
A handy guide to the meanings and origins of the many foreign phrases we use every day. English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use these foreign words every day without t ...Show more
An Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns by Chloe Rhodes
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A beautifully packaged, highly enjoyable collection that showcases the most unusual and interesting collective nouns in the English language—from the author of A Certain "Je Ne Sois Quoi" Why are geese in a gaggle? Are crows really murderous? And what makes lions so proud? Collective nouns are one o ...Show more
Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions by Chloe Rhodes
$22.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
This collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing old-fashioned superstitions, many of which we still find ourselves abiding by today. Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil, which they blamed for hardsh ...Show more
One for Sorrow by Chloe Rhodes
$19.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A captivating collection of the origins and meanings of traditional sayings from the folklore of the countryside. Many of the popular, often prophetic, phrases that we use on a day-to-day basis have their roots in traditional folklore, such as: 'One swallow doesn't make a summer'; 'March comes in like a ...Show more
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