What they didn't say : a book of misquotations /

What they didn't say : a book of misquotations /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:	xxi, 153 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Quotations, English. Common fallacies. Common fallacies. Quotations, English.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6223385

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Varying Form of Title:	What they did not say
Other authors / contributors:	Knowles, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.)
ISBN:	0199203598 9780199203598
Notes:	Includes index.

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Summary:	Follow the moneyFresh fields and pastures newA good day to bury bad newsIf the glove doesn't fit you must acquitBrings together a fascinating range of wrongly remembered sayings, popular summaries of original thoughts, and apocryphal or unverifiable comments attributed to a particular person. By revealing what was (and was not) really said, this book celebrates the colour and inventiveness of language change.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	xxi, 153 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	0199203598 9780199203598