The Pedant’s Revolt : Why Most Things You Think Are Right Are Wrong

An attractive hardback gift book aimed not just at pedants and know-it-alls, but at those of us simply wishing to 'get it right'. It is the ultimate book to solve those hotly contested pub arguments. The recent publishing success of books, for example, detailing the finer points of grammar, or the numerous collections of arcane facts designed to bestow a faux wisdom on the armchair academic, indicate a welcome shift towards exactitude. With this in mind, The Pedant's Revolt exposes many of the common myths and fallacies that have become firmly entrenched in everyday thought. Covering every conceivable subject matter, from history to science, the arts to the animal kingdom, common sayings to the human body, The Pedant's Revolt will clear up all those niggling points of fact endlessly disputed at social gatherings and among friends, in an accessible and categorized format.