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Phrased & Confused: Puzzle Worksheet

FOR ADULTS

Profile Books are offering a free puzzle sheet to tie in with the publication of every language lover’s new favourite book Phrased and Confused: The World’s Great Quotations and What They (Really) Mean by Eli Burnstein.


Hell is other people. You are what you eat. Ignorance is bliss. Or is it?

Meet Phrased & Confused, a guide to the great quotations that we just keep getting wrong. From ancient maxims like ‘seize the day’ to modern classics like ‘the road less travelled’, Phrased & Confused sets the record straight on commonly misunderstood sayings – and reveals the meanings of famously difficult ones, from ‘I think therefore I am’ to ‘a rose is a rose is a rose’.

Dive into our most misinterpreted expressions with this entertaining puzzle sheet including a ‘Who Said That?’ quiz, a word search of well-known wordsmiths, alongside a crossword to test your knowledge of famous sayings.

Find out more about Phrased and Confused “here”: https://profilebooks.com/work/phrased-and-confused/.

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