Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Susan Ratcliffe (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

492 Seiten

2005 | 3rd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-860998-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Packed with quotable quotes new and old, this little book offers the words of famous thinkers and wits on various events.

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This new redesigned edition is the perfect gift for every occasion. Selected from the best quotations of past and present, the dictionary is packed with quotable quotes on every subject from Examinations to Weddings. Whatever the special occasion, here you can find special words to express your ideas. 'One is never too old for romance.' Ingrid Bergman 'I'm a father, that's what matters most. Nothing matters more.' Gordon Brown 'Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.' Euripides 'A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.' Robert Frost By the time you hit 50, I reckon you've earned your wrinkles, so why not be proud of them?' Twiggy

Autor

Susan Ratcliffe is an Associate Editor for Oxford Quotations Dictionaries, and has previously edited the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying, and Quotation and Oxford Quotations by Subject.

Inhalt

FOREWORD; LIST OF SUBJECTS; MAIN DICTIONARY; AUTHOR INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2005
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• ISBN-10: 0-19-860998-1 / 0198609981
• ISBN-13: 978-0-19-860998-8 / 9780198609988
• Zustand: Neuware