What Made The Crocodile Cry by Susie Dent
A lively, pocket-sized guide to the oddities and origins of English words and expressions that answers curious questions about why we say what we say; it unpicks the history behind idioms, everyday vocabulary and punctuation, separates myth from etymological fact, and shows how languages merge, mutate and travel through trade, conquest and simple human error, all delivered with witty anecdotes, clear explanations and a lexicographer’s eye for surprising connections.
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