Synopsis
Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, continue in use across the generations. These family sayings are unique and are often impenetratable to outsiders. In this book Nigel Rees provides a shamelessly nostalgic and warmly humorous record of an area of language that would otherwise go largely unrecorded. It is a book that proves once again that there is nothing quite so entertaining as the folklore of everyday life and the language we use to express it.
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Nigel Rees is an expert on popular language and phraseology, with his own BBC Radio 4 programme Quote... Unquote. He has also appeared on Channel 4 TV's Countdown.
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AS WE SAY IN OUR HOUSE
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, continue in use across the generations. These family sayings are often impenetrable to outsiders, but there is also a rich vein of domestic catch phrase that is common to many families, and it is this that Nigel Rees celebrates in As We Say In Our House. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, but especially on family sayings that have been contributed to his BBC Radio programme Quote.Unquote, Nigel Rees provides a shamelessly nostalgic and warmly humorous record of an area of language that would otherwise go largely unrecorded. The popular expressions explored here also include personal mottoes, peculiar proverbs and nonsensical riddles. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003452914
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A hilarious and wonderful book of English sayings: "Somebody has to bury the undertaker." Book is in very good condtion, unread with clean and tight pages. Inventory #000868. Seller Inventory # 000868
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