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Paperback Scapegoats, Shambles and Shibboleths: The Queen's English from the King James Bible Book

ISBN: 0340979798

ISBN13: 9780340979792

Scapegoats, Shambles and Shibboleths: The Queen's English from the King James Bible

"In the twinkling of an eye," this book explains that many familiar phrases are taken straight from the King James Version of the BibleThe fruit of Martin Manser'slaborsis a delightful book for all who adore the English language. Far fromalways quotingtheBibleto seemholier than thou, it seemsmany peoplequotethe bookwithout even realizing it. Manser explains in detail such commonly used phrases as "a fly in the ointment," "eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die," "at death's door," and"the apple of one's eye"in the past the pupil of the eye, because of its shape, was referred to as "the apple." Recognized to be the most important part of the eye, it was a symbol for all things preciousthe most valuable part of a highly valued organ of the body. Dotted around the Bible the phrase therefore represents anything that is of great worth, whether it is the law of God in Proverbs 7 v 2, the people of Israel found and nurtured in the desert, or an individual on the receiving end of divine care. A perfectlyquirky present for language lovers, this bookwill amuse and entertain as well as shed a thought-provoking light on the background to our rich and varied language." This description may be from another edition of this product.

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