The Fascinating Origins Of Everyday Words

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 : Reader's Digest Australia Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921344770
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of Words and Phrases written by Reader's Digest Australia Staff and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delights in both the historical depth and the sheer quirkiness of English. The A to Z of words and phrases is interspersed with special features on such topics as Australian words, catchphrases, pop lyrics and street slang. Go straight to a word for its origin, or dip in and out for entertaining enlightenment. Travel the globe to find out more about the English language.

Author : Max Cryer
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458785599
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Said That First? written by Max Cryer and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03-25 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believe it or not, this is probably the first book to attempt to identify the original sources of some of the English language's most common expressions. We might think we know who first said famous for fifteen minutes, annus horribilis, the cold war and let them eat cake. It's a no brainer, you might say, but Max Cryer has a surprise or two in ...

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 : Fred Sedgwick
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441123377
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Words Come From written by Fred Sedgwick and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-05-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is an invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. There are literally tens of thousands of English words with entertaining and engaging stories behind them. Tackling the topic in an anecdotal and yet thorough manner, Fred Sedgwick's pithy, interesting, upbeat and approachable Where Words Come From is the etymological dictionary for everyone, a book to inspire wonder, debate and laughter.

Author : A. M. MacDonald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781603760102
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Did that Word Come From? written by A. M. MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 : Cecil Hunt
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504079515
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Word Origins written by Cecil Hunt and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This A-to-Z etymology guide reveals the people and characters whose names have evolved into common English words. Have you ever wondered about the origins of words like “Bowdlerize”? In 1818 Thomas Bowdler published and abridged set of Shakespeare's plays which “omitted those passages which might offend family propriety”—thereby making his name literally synonymous with the practice of distorting someone’s words. In Word Origins, Cecil Hunt provides fascinating profiles of hundreds of people whose names we use in everyday conversation. Discover historical personalities such as Sir Benjamin Hall, for whom Big Ben is named; the mythic figure of Tantalus, who was doomed by Zeus to forever be tantalized, and who continues to be tantalizing; as well as the Morse of Morse Code, Sax of Saxophones, and many others.

Author : Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
ISBN 13 : 9780276442445
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Origins of Words and Phrases written by Reader's Digest Association, Limited and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the secrets, scandals and surprises behind the words used every day. This book includes the stories and the personalities that have helped shape the English language from William Shakespeare and Lord Byron, to Rudyard Kipling and Salmon Rushdie.

Author : Robin Hosie
Publisher : How To Books
ISBN 13 : 1472110153
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Miscellany for Word Lovers written by Robin Hosie and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 vocabulary-building quizzes make up the core of the book, with shorter sections on: * The fascinating origins of words * Quotes and misquotes * Slang, dialects and secret languages * Unforgettable Adverts, Famous Lines from Novels and Movies * Newspeak, Basic English, spelling reform * Malapropisms, politicians' blunders and 'mispeakings' * Mnemonics and other memory joggers * Palindromes and anagrams * Semaphore. Morse, tic-tac, hand gestures and other ways of speaking without words Entry after entry explores the byways, oddities and curiosities of the English language.