Quoth the Maven: More on Language from William Safire
- ISBN-10
- 0307799743
- ISBN-13
- 9780307799746
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-09
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- William Safire
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses contemporary figures of speech, from witty stories about expressions such as "kiss and tell" and "stab in the back" to the evolution of "read my lips." NOTE: This edition does not include illustrations.
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