In the bestselling tradition of Espy and Safire, this is the book that tells the difference between a couch and a divan, the Peter Principle and Murphy's Law, a second cousin and a first cousin, once removed. A pig, for example, is a hog when it weighs more than 120 pounds--but a salamander is never a lizard, and a polliwog is a tadpole from the moment it hatches. A fun reference for lexicographers and trivia buffs alike. Index.
- ISBN10 013955212X
- ISBN13 9780139552120
- Publish Date 1 June 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 May 2011
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336
- Language English