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    The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread: Cliches: What they Mean and Where they Came From

    By Nigel Fountain

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    Clichés, those trite little phrases that often get a point across quickly and efficiently, have become such a familiar part of the English language and people’s everyday speech. This entertaining book takes an in-depth look at hundreds of these common expressions in their many forms—where they came from, what they mean, how they’ve evolved over time, and their prominence in today’s society.  Inside you’ll discover hundreds explored and explained, such as...  

    ·        “Thinking outside the box”

    ·        “All hands on deck”

    ·        “My way or the highway”

    ·        “To be perfectly honest”

    ·        Technical terms, like “collateral damage” and “pushing the envelope”

    ·        And many others!

     

                You’ll quickly discover why this fun little compendium is truly the best thing since sliced bread!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherReaders Digest
    Release dateOct 11, 2012
    ISBN9781606525555
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    The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread: Cliches: What they Mean and Where they Came From
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    Nigel Fountain

    Nigel Fountain is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications, including The Guardian (for which he was commissioning obituaries editor for many years), The Observer, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman, The Oldie, the London Evening Standard, the New York Soho Weekly News, History Today, New Society, Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and the history of thrillers to dance halls and the events of 1968. His books include the award-winning WWII: The People's Story.

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