Words for Life: That Will Make Every Day Better by Susie Dent #literature Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

he makes a horrifying discovery

saving on expensive kitchen items and washing up

With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons

in this compelling and deeply researched new book

Words for Life: That Will Make Every Day Better by Susie Dent #literature Satyajit RayDid you know that the Scots have over 400 words for snow or what a binfluencer is? What about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers or how Mayday became a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent does. From wabbit to dust bunnies, from the strange history of arse to the best ways to describe moonlight, WORDS FOR LIFE offers a full year's supply of verbal vitamin shots