Fry's English Delight

Fry, Stephen

ISBN 10: 1408427435 ISBN 13: 9781408427439

Verlag: BBC Physical Audio, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The second series of Stephen Fry's witty and incisive programs looking at the oddities of the English language. The three 30-minute episodes include:So Wrong It's Right—Fry examines how "wrong" English can become right English. With help from a lexicographer, an educationalist, a Times Sub Editor, and a judge, Fry examines the way usage changes language.Speaking Proper—Fry looks at the changes in what we used to call "elocution."Hello—Fry offers a "sweetie" in the form of an investigation into the planet's most universally understood word.

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Stephen Fry is a celebrated British actor, novelist, journalist, presenter, intellectual and wit. He has produced four novels and two volumes of autobiography, and has written for radio shows and TV. His TV credits include Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and he hosted the BBC TV series QI. His readings of the Harry Potter books have won him huge acclaim and several awards.

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• Verlag: BBC Physical Audio
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1408427435
• ISBN 13: 9781408427439
• Einband: Audio CD
• Anzahl der Seiten: 2
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