Jeremy Butterfield

About The Author

Jeremy Butterfield is a lexicographer and writer. For many years he worked in senior editorial positions in Collins English and Bilingual Dictionaries and edited the fourth edition of Fowler's Modern English Usage. He is also the author of Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare and the Oxford A–Z of English Usage, and has written about language and grammar for the Guardian. He lives in York.

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Books by Jeremy Butterfield

The Metaphor Zoo

Why the English Language Loves Animals

By Jeremy Butterfield

Ever wondered why it rains cats and dogs? Why some are early birds and others night owls? Or why on earth a cat would wear pyjamas?

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