{"product_id":"cheerio-tom-dick-and-harry-ruth-wajnryb-9781741149937","title":"Cheerio Tom, Dick and Harry: Despatches from the Hospice of Fading Words","description":"Written with charm and quaint wit, this study embarks on a voyage of discovery among the words that once peppered the language of baby boomers and their parents to discover why they seem to be slipping from common use. \u003ci\u003eWhy is it that people don't say \u003c\/i\u003echeerio\u003ci\u003e any more?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhy did they in the first place? Do people still tinker with jalopies? And whatever happened to Tom, Dick, and Harry, not to mention all those other folk who provided such excellent conversational shorthand?\u003c\/i\u003e Filled with entertaining vignettes and intriguing etymology, this collection is a hospice that offers a caring refuge for once-loved words that are in imminent danger of being dismissed as tom-foolery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Wajnryb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1741149932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781741149937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Ruth Wajnryb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135411372287,"sku":"9781741149937","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d07ef6e-963e-40ea-85ad-0b1c4992d62b.jpg?v=1755010070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cheerio-tom-dick-and-harry-ruth-wajnryb-9781741149937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}