A distinguished book of fine distinctions which can save you from muddling a latte with a flat white. Life-saving! -- Michael Rosen * Rosen's Almanac *
Buy this for every word nerd you know and watch them fibrillate with delight as they gulp it down -- Lucy Mangan * Bookish *
A great idea, beautifully realized. I shall never have a latte again without thinking of this book! A joy to read -- David Crystal * How Language Works *
This delightful book is a tribute to the genius of the human mind for conceptual precision and the beauty of the English language in capturing it -- Steven Pinker * The Language Instinct *
Engaging, challenging and sometimes infuriating - a gem of a book that will help you be both precise and accurate, and distinguish between the two -- Simon Garfield * Just My Type *
One doesn't have to read for long before experiencing a 'Eureka' moment, in which a previously murky subject comes into focus * Wall Street Journal *
An immensely satisfying book * Washington Examiner *