English language - Etymology.
Overview
| Works: | 64 works in 6 publications in 6 languages | |
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The world of words;an introduction to language in general and to English and American in particular.
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Listening to America :an illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past /
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Tenderfeet and ladyfingers :a visceral approach to words and their origins /
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A second browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language /
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Why do we say it? :the stories behind the words, expressions and cliches we use.
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A browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language /
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O thou improper, thou uncommon noun :a bobtailed, generally chronological listing of proper names that have become improper and uncommonly common, together with a smattering of proper names commonly used ... and certain other diversions /
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Much ado about Englishup and down the bizarre byways of a fascinating language /
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Weeds in the garden of wordsfurther observations on the tangled history of the English language /
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How to sound clever :master the 600 everyday words you pretend to understand-- when you don't /
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