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500 Beautiful Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$24.99 AUD
Category: Gift Books
CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNISCIENT about OBLOQUIES and OPSIMATHS?Whether you've answered yes, no or 'sorry, I didn't catch that', 500 Beautiful Words You Should Know is for you. It offers words that flow EXQUISITELY off the tongue; word ...Show more
500 Words You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$29.99 AUD
Category: Writing
Ever wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage or been discombobulated by tricky diction? 500 Words You Should Know has you covered. This book will inspire the reader to use uncommon words in their correct context, to utilize the English language to its full p ...Show more
All That Glisters... And Other Quotations You Should Know by Caroline Taggart
$19.99 AUD
Category: Gift Books
Quotations - or snippets from them - are commonly used in everyday speech, most often without the speaker knowing where they came from. From words of comfort to advice for the lovelorn, you can bet that someone, somewhere has come up with phraseology that perfectly sums up whatever situation you find yo ...Show more
An Apple a Day: Old-Fashioned Proverbs and Why They Still Work by Caroline Taggart
$9.99 AUD
Category: English Language | Series: I Used to Know That ...
From Old Testament proverbs to modern phrases like "the best things in life are free," "An Apple a Day" takes a fun look at expressions that "have stood the test of time." Read through from start to finish or search through the list of hundreds of the most common proverbs, arranged from A to Z for easy ...Show more
Her Ladyship's Guide to the Queen's English by Caroline Taggart
$19.99 AUD
Category: Public Speaking
This is "Her Ladyship's" guide to speaking and writing better English. Wherever you are, whatever the company, good English will always stand you in good stead. The world's most important language has a number of difficult areas and pitfalls, and almost all of us have some area to improve, whether it's ...Show more
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey - English Expressions and Their Origins by Caroline Taggart
$32.99 AUD
Category: English Language
'Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.' - Yorkshire Post ______________________ In this highly entertaining book, language enthusiast and Sunday Times best-selling author Caroline Taggart browses through thousands of years of history to sh ...Show more
Humble Pie and Cold Turkey: English Expressions and Their Origins by Caroline Taggart
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literature/Quotations | Series: I Used to Know That ... Ser.
'Caroline Taggart has carved out a niche for herself in user-friendly, wittily written factual books.' - Yorkshire Post______________________The huge variety of colourful phrases contained in the English language are notoriously varied and, often, notably odd. From blue-blooded (an invention of aristocr ...Show more
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