{"product_id":"prose-cons-the-english-language-in-just-a-minute-paperback","title":"Prose \u0026 Cons: The English Language in Just a Minute - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGyles Brandreth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it's evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all and now he's ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this wildly entertaining A to Z of verbal acrobatics, Gyles takes you on a whirlwind tour of our mother tongue, from the origins of words and correct grammar and punctuation, to similes, euphemisms and record breaking tongue twisters (try getting your mouth around floccinaucinihilipification!). An idiosyncratic blend of history, word play, anecdote, and hyperbole, all in 60-second instalments, this is Gyles Brandreth at his word-perfect, Just-a-Minute best. You'll never mix your metaphors again...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGyles Brandreth is a writer, performer, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and probably best known these days as a reporter on BBC1's\u003ci\u003e The One Show \u003c\/i\u003eand as a regular on Radio 4's\u003ci\u003e Just a Minute\u003c\/i\u003e. On TV he has featured on\u003ci\u003e Have I Got News For You, QI, Room 101, Countdown\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e This is Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e. As a journalist he writes for the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/i\u003e. The founder of the \u003ci\u003eNational Scrabble Championships\u003c\/i\u003e, his books about words and language include four best-sellers, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of Lex, Word Play, Have You Eaten Grandma?\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Dancing by the Light of the Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.73 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521485652189,"sku":"9781785946837","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/04ytFvW6499781785946837.webp?v=1772260035","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/prose-cons-the-english-language-in-just-a-minute-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}