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Running Time: 00:49 hrsNarrator: the authorPublisher:AudioGO Ltd, 2011Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library ServiceRunning Time: 00:49 hrsNarrator: the authorPublisher:BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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- Author: Fry, StephenDate:Created2011Summary:
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:Subject(s): English Language | Errors of usage | Radio programs | UsageOriginal Publisher: [Bath, England], AudioGO LtdLanguage(s): EnglishISBN: 9781408472415, 1408472414, 1408469014, 9781408469019
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