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She Literally Exploded: The Daily Telegraph Infuriating Phrasebook
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Constable & Robinson Ltd
Publication date May 24, 2007
Pages 144
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781845296759
ISBN-10 1845296753
Dimensions 0.75 by 4.75 by 7 in.
Weight 0.45 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $10.45
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Drawing on written and spoken insults to the intelligence from television, radio and the press, this A-Z lexicon covers politicians' cliches, business jargon; shop assistants' rudenesses; public-service padding; menu madness; and idiotic innovations.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: What phrase enrages you most? 'How are you spelling that?' perhaps, or, 'issues around'? When the question came up in the Letters page of "The Daily Telegraph", hundreds of readers nominated the ones they loathed, and thousands more were posted on line. Provoked beyond endurance, Christopher Howse and Richard Preston compiled "She Literally Exploded", drawing on written and spoken insults to the intelligence from television, radio and the press. Infuriating and entertaining, this A-Z lexicon covers politicians' cliches, business jargon; shop assistants' rudenesses; publicservice padding; menu madness and idiotic innovations. "She Literally Exploded" is sharply illustrated by the "Telegraph's" award-winning cartoonist Matt. Includes: Blue-sky thinking. Species of daydreaming for which businesses are usually billed by the hour. Enjoy! An order issued by waiters or baristas [qv] after they have delivered yours. First invented by. The second inventor is deservedly less well known. Jus. Gravy. Pan-fried, instead of being fried in an old dustbin-lid. Serving suggestion. On the label of a prepared meal, a warning that the plate, tablecloth, and accompanying boar's head shown in the picture are not included in the small plastic container. You're a star. Excessive and therefore patronising term of thanks for the performance of a routine duty. See also: legend, hero.

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With Christopher Howse | from Constable & Robinson Ltd (May 24, 2007)
9781845296759 | details & prices | 144 pages | 4.75 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $10.45
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