What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Quotations
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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.
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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.

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