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Fry's English delight : Word games

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  • Running Time: 00:49 hrs
    Narrator: the author
    Publisher:
    AudioGO Ltd, 2011
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Running Time: 00:49 hrs
    Narrator: the author
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    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Fry, Stephen
    Date:
    Created
    2011
    Summary:

    British comedian and novelist Stephen Fry is fascinated with word games like crossword puzzles and Scrabble, so much that he believes them to be an integal part of our culture. With the help of linguists, puzzle makers and psychologists, Fry discovers that English seems to be almost tailor-made for word puzzles, perhaps more than any other language.

    Contents:
    • Palindromes, pangrams, charades and a riddle
    • Is English as a language especially game for a game?
    • A challenge
    • A riddle and some cheese
    • Word games are good for you
    • Word association
    • Answers
    • An enigmatist speaks
    • Dropouts
    • Crosswords and other stuff
    • The beauty of =
    • The frame game.
    Genre:
    Humour, Literary arts
    Subject(s): English Language | Errors of usage | Radio programs | Usage
    Original Publisher: [Bath, England], AudioGO Ltd
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781408472415, 1408472414, 1408469014, 9781408469019