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  Fry's English Delight (CD-Audio) Read by Stephen Fry

  

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  Short Description for Fry's English DelightFeatures four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4 - including "Current Puns"; "Metaphor"; "Quotation"; and, "Cliche".
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  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
  • Published: 04 June 2009
  • Format: CD-Audio
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  • Categories: Radio | Language: Reference & General | Language: History & General Works | Humor | Slang & Dialect Humor
  • ISBN 13: 9781408409602 ISBN 10: 1408409607
  • Sales rank: 10,414

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Full description for Fry's English Delight

• Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4. "Current Puns": Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags? "Metaphor": the English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'. "Quotation": the uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here. "Cliche": featuring sick parrots and the cliche crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture. '...this four-programme set is an utter delight and quite fascinating' - "South Wales Argus".