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188 words for rain
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- Book Synopsis
- 'Alan knows everything, knows everyone, and writes beautifully too.' RICHARD OSMAN 'The man with the contents of the Oxford English Dictionary stored just above his left eyebrow … and he's quite funny too.' RORY CELLAN-JONES 'A gorgeous, funny tour of the British Isles as seen from the clouds.' KONNIE HUQ For fans of THE ETYMOLOGICON and VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS, a delightfully damp tour of the British Isles. Mizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real mugga-fisty. A spot of plother... We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some self-explanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a "it's raining knives and forks!" in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on. In this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddle-splasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a fox's wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Brits-who-picnic-in-the-car, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.
- About The Author
- Alan Connor has worked as question editor on House of Games and Only Connect. He has written official tie-in books for Jack Reacher, Pointless and The Traitors and acted as puzzle consultant for Inside No 9 and Ludwig. His comedy writing includes Borat 2 and Have I Got News for You and he was nominated in 2024 for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781785948541
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- BBC Books, (14 November 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 201
- Weight
- 314 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 223 x 143 x 21 mm
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