Quinion Michael:
Why Is Q Always Followed By U?

Word-Perfect Answers To The Most-Asked Questions About Language

Penguin Books Ltd (United Kingdom), 2009
Hardback, 304 pages
Size: 204x138 mm
ISBN: 9781846141843
ISBN-10: 1846141842

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Why Is Q Always Followed By U?

Did you know that 'Blighty' comes from an ancient Arabic word? Or that Liberace cried his way to the bank so many times people think he came up with the phrase? And that 'cloud nine' started out as 'cloud seven' in the speakeasies of '30s America? This title helps you discover the truth that lies behind the cock-and-bull stories.

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