“QUOTE ... UNQUOTE”
NEWSLETTER
The “Quote ... Unquote” Newsletter is a quarterly digest of information of
special interest to speakers, writers and all who may wish to use quotations in
their work – but equally it provides a forum for everyone who speaks and writes
the English language and is intrigued by the origins and use of words and
phrases.
The Newsletter draws on
the resources of its publisher and editor, Nigel Rees, who has been involved
with this area of language for over twenty years. He has devised and presented BBC Radio’s “Quote ... Unquote” programme
since 1976 and is the author of some forty associated books dealing with
aspects of popular language and especially the humour
that derives from it.
First
published in January 1992, the Newsletter grew out of an informally-circulated
sheet of quotation queries and its basic function remains to assist readers in
tracing “lost” quotations. But, every bit as much, it explores the origins and
use of popular phraseology – including catchphrases, slogans, colloquialisms,
idioms, clichés, nicknames; and, especially, it aims to provide useful
quotations, jokes and anecdotes for those who may want them.
The Newsletter has found
a wide and enthusiastic readership among speechmakers, speechwriters,
advertising agencies, journalists, writers, broadcasters, librarians, public
relations specialists, and many other people who simply enjoy learning more
about the English language. Especially
popular in North America, the Newsletter contains the same editorial content
although editions are printed separately on both sides of the Atlantic for the
UK and worldwide readerships.
‘I wouldn’t miss an
edition of your Newsletter. It is a wonderful publication.’
Len Deighton, author
‘It is great fun!’
William F. Buckley Jr,
editor The National Review
‘Nowhere else will you
find the unique combination of authoritative scholarship, wit, love of
language, and practical, useful information concerning quotations.’
Robert 0. Skovgard, publisher of The Executive Speaker in the US
‘This Newsletter has
become a new Notes & Queries,
specializing in the serious study of formulaic language. Anybody interested in
the complex but intriguing field of phraseology needs to consult this important
publication. It is a major resource for scholars but also for general readers
who are eager to learn more about the history, nature, and meaning of
quotations and idioms’ - Prof. Wolfgang Mieder, Editor
of Proverbium.
‘I adore the Newsletter
and read every single golden word the minute it comes in!’
Claire Rayner, advice columnist and novelist
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