Fry's English Delight

Fry, Stephen

ISBN 10 : 1408467496 ISBN 13 : 9781408467497

Editeur : BBC Physical Audio, 2010

Synopsis

Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these four programmes, as heard on BBC Radio 4. "The Trial of Qwerty" - The 'Qwerty' keyboard faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct the English language. But who was Mr Qwerty? "He Said, She Said" - Do men and women really say what they mean? Also Stephen investigates sex, domination, gender, power, and sex changes (as only he can). "Accentuate the Negative" - We discover than 'no' can mean 'yes'. And why you should never mess with Mr In Between..."Future Conditional" - Stephen looks to the future with some predictions. Will robots be able to read novels? How much will our computers be able to understand us? Will English rule - or change? And then there's a question about a duck...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Physical Audio
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1408467496
• ISBN 13: 9781408467497
• Reliure: CD
• Nombre de pages: 2
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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