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Origins of Words and Phrases
Language: en
Pages: 382
Authors: Reader's Digest Association, Limited
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-02-01 - Publisher: Reader's Digest Association

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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 Eng
Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
Language: en
Pages: 516
Authors: William Morris
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-05-17 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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The Morrises, well-known lexicographers, published a dictionary of the same title in 1977, a revision of a three-volume work published between 1962 and 1971. Th
Word Origins And How We Know Them
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Anatoly Liberman
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-13 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymo
Everyday Phrases
Language: en
Pages: 162
Authors: Neil Ewart
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher:

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Explains the meaning and implication of 400 phrases commonly used throughout the English-speaking world, such as: eager beaver and sour grapes.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Paul McFedries
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Penguin

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What does it mean to 'chew the fat'? Why do we put things in 'apple-pie order'? And what on earth is a 'hat trick'? Readers will learn all this and more in this