Fry's English Delight (audiobook)

It includes three 30-minute Radio 4 programmes presented by Stephen Fry indulging his delight in the English language. "So Wrong It's Right" - Stephen Fry examines how 'wrong' English can become right English, such as more people use the word 'wireless' in a computer context than in a radio one.

With help from a lexicographer, an educationalist a "Times" Sub Editor and a judge, Fry examines the way usage changes language. "Speaking Proper" - Stephen Fry looks at the changes in what we used to call 'elocution'. "Hello" - Stephen Fry offers a 'sweetie' in the form of an investigation into the planet's most universally understood word, as heard on Radio 4 during in August 2009.

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SKU SKU8437

ISBN Number 9781408427439

Author Stephen Fry

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