Everyday Words From Classic Origins

Author : Perfection Learning (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780789156846
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Words from Classic Origins written by Perfection Learning (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ability to recognize base words is a powerful vocabulary-building strategy. Everyday words from classic origins teaches over 1,000 Latin and Greek base words, which remain embedded in over one-half of the most commonly used English words. There are thirty lessons in this new edition. Twenty-four lessons cover the most powerful Latin and Greek base words for everyday vocabulary. Six new lessons teach specific base words for the core subject areas of language arts, social studies, math, and science. A review to monitor and reinforce learning follows every third lesson"--Back cover.

Author : Perfection Learning (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780789157263
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Words from Classic Origins written by Perfection Learning (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ability to recognize base words is a powerful vocabulary-building strategy. Everyday words from classic origins teaches over 1,000 Latin and Greek base words, which remain embedded in over one-half of the most commonly used English words. There are thirty lessons in this new edition. Twenty-four lessons cover the most powerful Latin and Greek base words for everyday vocabulary. Six new lessons teach specific base words for the core subject areas of language arts, social studies, math, and science. A review to monitor and reinforce learning follows every third lesson"--Back cover.

Author : Adrian Room
Publisher : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780844209104
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Words written by Adrian Room and published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives the detailed origins of a wide variety of English words. It includes nearly 1,200 words, a definition of each entry, and an explanation of both the true and the false origins of each word.

Author : Jane Sarnoff
Publisher : Atheneum
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words written by Jane Sarnoff and published by Atheneum. This book was released on 1981 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple introduction to the etymology of familiar words and phrases.

Author : Webb Garrison
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1418530581
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's in a Word? written by Webb Garrison and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium containing the origins and history of some of the most common words and phrases in the English language. Once upon a time . . . Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot—not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn’t just a cute idea for schoolchildren, but an actual hat worn by scholars in the Middle Ages. Oh, and when you make no bones about something, you should consider yourself lucky you aren’t choking on a chicken foot. What’s in a Word? answers the question it poses, more than three hundred times over. You’ll learn which side of the bed is the wrong side, and why the word “nickname” is simply the product of slurred speech. Webb Garrison’s etymological journey through the origins of words and phrases, both common and obscure, is sure to fascinate wordsmiths of every stripe.

Author : Jordan Almond
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806517131
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Word Origins written by Jordan Almond and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary gives the intriguing origins of hundreds of everyday words and expressions. Useful for reference and fun just for browsing, Dictionary of Word Origins is also a great way to expand vocabulary and enjoy doing it.

Author : John Bemelmans Marciano
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608191621
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anonyponymous written by John Bemelmans Marciano and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eponymous, adj. Giving one's name to a person, place, or thing. Anonymous, adj. Anonymous. Anonyponymous, adj. Anonymous and eponymous. The Earl of Sandwich, fond of salted beef and paired slices of toast, found a novel way to eat them all together. Etienne de Silhouette, a former French finance minister, was so notoriously cheap that his name became a byword for chintzy practices-such as substituting a darkened outline for a proper painted portrait. Both bequeathed their names to the language, but neither man is remembered. In this clever and funny book, John Bemelmans Marciano illuminates the lives of these anonyponymous persons. A kind of encyclopedia of linguistic biographies, the book is arranged alphabetically, giving the stories of everyone from Abu "algorithm" Al-Khwarizmi to Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Along with them you'll find the likes of Harry Shrapnel, Joseph-Ignace Guillotine, and many other people whose vernacular legacies have long outlived their memory. Accented by amusing line portraits and short etymological essays on subjects like "superhero eponyms," Anonyponymous is both a compendium of trivia and a window into the fascinating world of etymology. Carefully curated and unfailingly witty, this book is both a fantastic gift for language lovers and a true pleasure to read.

Author : Andrew Rossiter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Problem Words in English written by Andrew Rossiter and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks in detail at over fifty of the most frequently used words in English, words whose frequency itself and whose multiple meanings and usages mean that they are a constant source of problems and mistakes for learners of English and in many cases for native speakers too. ... These are some of the vital keywords of English, words that are so easy to use, but also to misuse and to confuse. With the help of hundreds of clear examples, this book clearly explains their different meanings and different uses, pointing out some of the most frequent errors and difficulties. ... It is an often-ignored fact of language learning from intermediate level upwards, that ensuring or improving fluency in English is not so much a question of acquiring more and more vocabulary, but of better mastering the multiple uses and complexities of the essential words that have already been learned. Unfortunately many of the most common short everyday words of English are among those whose usage is hardest to fully master.... Most of the "problem words" looked at in this book are not just words that feature among those that are "learned" at an early stage; they are far more important than that. Nine of the words - including that, as, do, all, there and their - are actually among the 50 most frequently used words in English; almost all the rest appear in the list of the 500 most commonly used words in English - the vital words that constitute the hard core of all communication in the English language.... Linguists generally agree that fluency in everyday English at home at work or for travel can be attained with a command of between just 2000 and 3000 words. This small corpus of essential or common words makes up 90% of the language used for everyday communication. Beyond these 3000 words, new vocabulary acquired mainly consists of words for special purposes or circumstantial use, the vocabulary of the workplace, or specific interests, or local situations, including many words that one may encounter by chance one day, and rarely, if ever, hear of again. ... But however many different words one learns in English - sophisticated words, erudite terms, technical words and countless synonyms - the most vital requirement of all, more important than acquiring new vocabulary, remains to fully master the uses and meanings of the words that make up the basic corpus of everyday communication in English.

Author : Allan Wolk
Publisher : Dutton Juvenile
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Words from Names of People & Places written by Allan Wolk and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 1980 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles facts about such commonly used words as canary, denim, and gorgeous, whose origins can be traced back to the names of people, places, and things.

Author : Charles Panati
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 0785834370
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things written by Charles Panati and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates facts and information about a host of ordinary things ranging from safety pins to negligees.