How Long to Read The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors

How Long Does it Take to Read The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors by Josh Chetwynd

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A gift-worthy playbook of common and unexpected words and idioms that have their roots in sports and games. There are many metaphors we can quickly identify from the realm of sports: covering all the bases (baseball), game plan (football), and par for the course (golf). But the English language is also peppered with the not-so-obvious influence of sports and games, such as go-to guy (basketball) and dead ringer (horse racing). Filled with pithy entries on each idiom, plus quotes showing how big talkers from President Obama to rapper Ice-T use them, this quirky little handbook from former...

How long is The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors?

The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors by Josh Chetwynd is 226 pages long, and a total of 57,856 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors aloud.

What Reading Level is The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors?

The Field Guide to Sports Metaphors is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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