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ISBN 10: 1452105308 ISBN 13: 9781452105307
Editorial: Chronicle Books, 2017

Sinopsis

A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past
Too often, when struggling to find just the right turn of phrase, exclamation of joy, or witty barb, it's easy to forget that history is positively brimming with rich words deserving of rejuvenation. Lesley M. M. Blume gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for use. Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition takes readers on a philological journey through words from the not-too-distant past. From all-overish to zounds, the vintage vernacular collected here will make any reader the cat's meow among friends, relations, and acquaintances.

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Acerca del autor

Lesley M. M. Blume is the author of Let's Bring Back, Let's Bring Back Journal, and Let's Bring Back Cocktails as well as three critically-acclaimed children's novels for Knopf. She is also a journalist, editor, cultural observer, and bon vivant based in New York City. She is a frequent contributor to publications from Slate to Vogue, and is the contributing Style section editor at The Huffington Post, where her columns (particularly her Let's Bring Back columns) are often top-five destination features for the entire site.

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A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past
Too often, when struggling to find just the right turn of phrase, exclamation of joy, or witty barb, it's easy to forget that history is positively brimming with rich words deserving of rejuvenation. Lesley M. M. Blume gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for use. Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition takes readers on a philological journey through words from the not-too-distant past. From all-overish to zounds, the vintage vernacular collected here will make any reader the cat's meow among friends, relations, and acquaintances.

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Editorial
Chronicle Books
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1452105308
ISBN 13 
9781452105307
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