Words Fail Me [electronic resource] : A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language
Hugh Lunn2021
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This wonderful follow-up to the best-selling LOST FOR WORDS continues its
humorous and nostalgic trip through our language.
this long anticipated follow-up to the hugely successful and popular LOSt FOR
WORDS revisits the rich, inventive and rogueish language Australians used to
speak, before globalism stole it away.Hundreds of readers have responded to
author Hugh Lunn's request and donated a torrent of forgotten words and sayings
that he overlooked in his first book.'So many arrived it was like trying to take
a sip out of a fire hose,' Hugh said. 'And these words were so obvious, that if
they were a snake, they would have bitten me by now.'WORDS FAIL ME intertwines
the sayings and phrases of yesteryear with true stories and anecdotes and
recaptures what Australian used to be like back when. Hugh also casts a
satirical eye on modern language madnesses: the road signs, the asterisks, the
gobbledegook andcorporate speak that have replaced our euphonious direct
language. As t...
Main title:
Author:
Hugh Lunn, Author
Imprint:
Australia : ABC Books, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (416.0 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781460714102
Language:
English
BRN:
435065
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |