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The English Language in Just A Minute
$23.94
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
22 July 2025
Summary
From bestselling writer, podcaster and English language virtuoso Gyles Brandreth, a magical tour of our mother tongue in pithy 60-second instalments.
As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language—how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all—and now he’s ready to put you through your linguis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785946837 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785946838 |
| Author: | Gyles Brandreth |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 22 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 27mm |
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About The Author
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1’s The One Show and as a regular on Radio 4’s Just a Minute. On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life. As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie. The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include four best-sellers, The Joy of Lex, Word Play, Have You Eaten Grandma? and Dancing by the Light of the Moon.
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