Caroline Taggart

Every name is called a NOUN,
As field and fountain, street and town;
In place of noun the PRONOUN stands
As he and she can clap their hands;
The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and bridal ring;
The VERB means action, something done -
To read, to write, to jump, to run;
How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well;
The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the station;
CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;
The INTERJECTION cries out, ‘Hark!
I need an exclamation mark!’
Through poetry, we learn how each
of these make up THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

‘80 per cent of married men cheat in America…’
The rest cheat in Europe.

Pictures or meat are hung; criminals used to be hanged.

You may continually receive unwanted telephone calls from telesales people. However, if this were happening continuously, you would never be able to put the phone down.

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

This is a book for the logophile – the lover of words.

intellect to appreciation of sexual attraction, but its intriguing that this should be the shortest chapter in the book.

inimitable

That cannot be imitated, in a class of its own

magnanimous

A word beginning magn- (unless it’s related to magnets or magnesium, which mean something completely different) is likely to convey size or greatness in one sense or another.

meticulous person cannot be hurried: he or she wants to check every detail, make sure all the arrangements are in place.