Synopsis
Richard Watson Todd touches on all aspects of the English language, from onomatopeia to cliches, politically correct language to Cockney rhyming slang, metaphors and oxymorons, in a lighthearted and engaging manner."
About Richard Watson Todd
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Richard Watson Todd graduated from Lancaster University with a degree in Accounting & Finance before realizing the career was not for him. After a new course and several years working abroad, Watson Todd received a Masters degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. He returned to Thailand where he has been ever since. He has consulted to both the World Bank and the Thai Ministry of Education and is head of the Centre for Research at the School of Liberal Arts at King Mongkuts University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok. He is the author of several books, a regular contributor to the Bangkok Post and runs the Big Applied Linguistics Database. Watson Todd lives in Thailand.
Published October 18, 2007
by Nicholas Brealey Publishing.
156 pages
Genres:
Education & Reference.
Non-fiction