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Overview"In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term ""bad hair day,"" or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglass invented the name and use of ""canned laughter"" for television, or that ""cold turkey"" as a term for quitting something immediately was popularized by the novel and movie (starring Frank Sinatra), The Man with the Golden Arm? Here you'll learn the origins of ""credibility gap,"" ""my lips are sealed,"" ""the opera's not over until the fat lady sings,"" ""supermarket,"" ""supermodel,"" ""there's no accounting for taste,"" ""thick as thieves,"" and hundreds more. For anyone who loves language, this new book will ""take the cake.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Max CryerPublisher: Skyhorse Publishing Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 15.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9781616081430ISBN 10: 1616081430 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 21 October 2010 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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