Synopsis
The third collection of Diarmaid O'Muirithe's ever-popular Irish Times column of the same names follows on from The Words We Use (1996) and A Word in Your Ear (1997). As with the previous two volumes, this collection illustrates the author's delight in language and his passion for words. Drawing on his own wit, a wide range of sources and the inspiration of his readers, O'Muirithe examines and illuminates words and phrases, both colloquialisms and standard English.
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Dr Diarmaid O Muirithe is senior lecturer emeritus in Irish at University College, Dublin. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and at the National University of Ireland, he has been Fulbright Professor of English in the United States and has held the Chair of Irish Studies in St Mary's University, Halifax, Canada. He now spends his time between Dungarvan and Vienna. He is the author of many books, including Irish Words and Phrases, Irish Slang and A Dictionary of Anglo-Irish Words. He was a consultant contributor to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland.
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This collection illustrates the author''s delight in language and his passion for words. Drawing on a wide range of sources he examines and illuminates words and phrases, both colloquialisms and standard English.'
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