{"product_id":"word-nerd-by-michael-powell","title":"Word Nerd By Michael Powell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to get your nerd on.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe English language is full of beauty and surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're a lover of the weird and wonderful, from fascinating etymology to the ten most overused and useless English phrases, this book isn't averse to a peppering of persiflage!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you know:\u003cbr\u003e- pilots and air traffic controllers at major air international airports have to speak English\u003cbr\u003e- the hashtag symbol is an \"octothorpe\"\u003cbr\u003e- \"bumfiddle\" means to spoil a piece of paper or document\u003cbr\u003e- the word \"noon\" originally meant 3pm; the literal meaning of \"bamboozle\" is to make a baboon out of someone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book contains a boatload of things you didn't know about the English language and it's a guaranteed prolix-free zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 03\/10\/2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Writing \u0026amp; editing, Grammar \u0026amp; vocabulary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 170 x 132mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. Remainder books are sometimes marked by the publisher or slightly damaged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Powell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51714570060086,"sku":"9781788402019","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book_-_2025-03-21T143427.458.jpg?v=1742528095","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/word-nerd-by-michael-powell","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}