What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Quotations
| Author: | Elizabeth Knowles | ISBN: | 9780191500541 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | October 26, 2006 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Knowles |
| ISBN: | 9780191500541 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | October 26, 2006 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
