Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Cant Anybody Spell?

Cook, Vivian

ISBN 10: 1861976232 / ISBN 13: 9781861976239

Published by Profile Books, London, 2004

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL1348408

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Cant Anybody Spell?
• Publisher: Profile Books, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861976232
• ISBN 13: 9781861976239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

'It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word - U.S. PresidentShakespeare, Shake-speare, Shakspeare, Shaxberd, Shakespere, Shak-speare, Shaskpear, Shakspere, Shaksper, Schaksp., Shakespear, Shakespheare'My spelling is Wobbly' - Winnie-the-Pooh This delightful, quick-footed book celebrates the English language by exploring the rich treasure house of spelling in all its variety - setting tests and proposing rules, with illuminating quotations and tantalising lists Headrillaz and Misteeq; Naming Pop Groups; miniscule parallels; non-letters; the three-letter rule; Faeder ure pup e eart on heofunum; UK number plates; HipHop spelling; East Anglian place-names; the E-cancellation spelling test - these are just some of the intriguing subjects presented in this must-have, must-give little book.

About the Author

Vivian Cook, author of the bestselling Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary, or Why Can't Anybody Spell, is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University. He has written widely on English, linguistics, and writing, and is a well known speaker in many countries including Chile, Japan, Cuba and Canada.