New reference material! #referencebook #writersdelight
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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, 16e | 
New reference material! #referencebook #writersdelight
Day one #BookHaul from the SSO overstock sale!
Yesterday I used the phrase "pleased as punch," and then I lay awake wondering if Punch shouldn't be capitalized. This morning, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable answered my question: Yes. This is, by the way, one of the world's best browsing dictionaries. If that's not enough to convince you, know that Neil Gaiman Himself is a devotee.
Reposting for fun photo Friday because this is a book I read a little of every day, and also because we can't leave Maisey out of the fun!
pickWonderful browsing dictionary; a gem on every page. Perfect for bedside, bathside, or commercial breaks during tense playoff games. Ex.: "battle royal" originates from cockfighting, where birds are "pitted together and left to fight until there is one survivor, the victor of the battle royal."
