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Quinion, Michael

 
9780140515343: Port Out, Starboard Home: and other language myths
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0140515348 ISBN 13 : 9780140515343
Editeur : Penguin, 2004

Synopsis

What is the true origin of the phrase 'one fell swoop'? Does the word 'honeymoon' really derive from an old Persian custom of giving the happy couple mead, a honey wine, for the first month after the wedding? The rapid growth of the internet and the use of email has increased the circulation of (usually) false tales about the evolution of language. In this entertaining and fascinating new book on the origins of words and expressions, Michael Quinion retells the mythic tales that have become popular currency - the word 'posh' deriving from 'port out, starboard home' - and also tries to find and explain the true stories behind the origins of phrases. Quinion offers explanations of why and how stories about words are created, and how misunderstanding word origins - while usually harmless - can have serious consequences.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Quinion has contributed to the Oxford Dictionary of New Words (2nd edition), edited the weekly Daily Telegraph new words column, and is author of a dictionary of affixes, Ologies and Isms (OUP). Since 1996 he has produced the weekly e-newsletter World Wide Words, which has an associated website. He lives in Bristol.

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Éditeur
Penguin
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0140515348
ISBN 13 
9780140515343
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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