Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say - Couverture souple

Garrison, Webb

 
9781401602185: Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1401602185 ISBN 13 : 9781401602185
Editeur : TN Nelson Books, 2008

Synopsis

Are you a lover of language?

Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!

Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classic Why You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating?and often surprising?stories behind everyday words and phrases. Experience Casual Lex and discover:

  • The phrase hell on wheels comes from the early American practice of renting railway flatcars to create rolling casinos and brothels bound for the Wild West.
  • Gibberish was the word coined by English villagers to describe the hard-to-understand dialects of certain bands of Gypsies.
  • Gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means "naked"?Greek athletes trained and competed in the nude.

If your joy of language has been aroused, then many more surprises await you. After all, even the most formal users of our language can benefit from a little Casual Lex.

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Éditeur
TN Nelson Books
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1401602185
ISBN 13 
9781401602185
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
259
Coordonnées du fabricant
Thomas Nelson
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