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Prose & Cons: The English Language in Just A Minute
Authored by Gyles Brandreth
Narrated by Gyles Brandreth

0:00 Intro
0:03 Prose & Cons: The English Language in Just A Minute
0:25 Before We Begin
10:25 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

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As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself.

In this wildly entertaining A to Z of verbal acrobatics, Gyles takes you on a whirlwind tour of our mother tongue – from the origins of words and correct grammar and punctuation, to similes, euphemisms and record breaking tongue twisters (try getting your mouth around floccinaucinihilipification!). An idiosyncratic blend of history, word play, anecdote, and hyperbole, all in 60–second instalments, this is Gyles Brandreth at his word–perfect, Just–a–Minute best. You’ll never mix your metaphors again...

'A whirlwind tour of the joys of English, by the master of concision and wit.’ – Susie Dent

‘Gyles is very funny – and never lost for words!’ – Dame Judi Dench

© Gyles Brandreth 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gyles Brandreth (Author)
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1's The One Show and as a regular on Radio 4's Just a Minute. On TV he has featured on Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown, and This is Your Life. As a journalist he writes for the Telegraph and Daily Mail and is a columnist for The Oldie. The founder of the National Scrabble Championships, his books about words and language include four best–sellers, The Joy of Lex, Word Play, Have You Eaten Grandma? and Dancing by the Light of the Moon.

Gyles Brandreth (Reader)
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster and former MP and Government Whip. His many books include the bestselling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international bestseller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co–hosts…

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: BBC Digital
Published on: October 10, 2024
ISBN: 9781473534124
Duration: 6 hr, 37 min
Genres: History / World, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Pragmatics