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Synopsis
It all started with a bet in a pub to create a brand new word in the English Language !
Over 10,000 hours of research later I have the most amazing collection in the world of interconnected origins of words, phrases, customs and so much more. These derivations are then presented in a unique and fun way to create fun, suspense and excitement. There are specially commissioned illustrations to bring the text alive and readers simply get sucked in to the unfolding adventure and end up saying ... "Well I Never Knew That !" – they really do !
Do you know......
...why "letting the cat out of the bag" may leave you a "marked man "
...why the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme is really all about sex ?
...why you must "pull your finger out" before "firing a broadside"
...why it does not hurt the monkey when it's balls are frozen off ?
The answers and many more are explained in this amusing, fascinating and intriguing description of the origins of modern everyday phrases and much more "
"A remarkable adventure story of how Nelson, the Battle of trafalgar and the Royal navy have enriched our histoiry and become part of our everyday language...
You will smile and say " Well I never knew that !"
Frank Nowosielski MBE Commanding Officer of HMS Victory
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Review
BLOODY MARVELLOUS ! Every loo in Britain should have one!" -- BORIS JOHNSON(MP)
My son loves it! -- MIKE XXXX(WINKT CLUB MEMBER)
From the Publisher
WHAT MAKES THESE BOOKS UNIQUE ?
DIFFERENT WAYS OF READING IT
It can be read cover to cover as a fascinating story of how phrases have emerged.
It can be dipped into on the train, in the bed or on the loo.
It can be used as an after dinner quiz book, or a game for a family get to together, with the reader stopping whenever they reach the next phrase.
It can be read with friends relaxing on the sofa just for a laugh.
CONTENT
The best collection of fascinating derivations ever assembled - with all the boring ones taken out.
Previously unknown connections are explained and made explicit.
Chapters and entire volumes are themed by topic for personal choice.
PRESENTATION
Black and white line drawings that bring the book alive.
Large text and white space – the opposite of a two column close type dictionary.
Cross referenced index showing all the phrases in all WINKT volumes at the end of every book – encouraging more sales.
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- PublisherPathfinder Partners Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 095515250X
- ISBN 13 9780955152504
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages86
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