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Casselman, Bill

 
9781490772141: At the Wording Desk
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ISBN 10 : 1490772146 ISBN 13 : 9781490772141
Editeur : Trafford, 2016

Synopsis

How, why, and whence does a word gain advent into the English vocabulary? That question has hundreds of thousands of vivid, sometimes funny answers. In At the Wording Desk, author Bill Casselman, one of Canada’s leading etymologists, shares a collection of some of the more colorful and interesting word origins. With a dose of lively humor, he offers an explanation of a plethora of words and gives the historical Latin and Greek roots and their meaning as spoken and written throughout history. In At the Wording Desk, he: explains that the word “travel” comes from trepalium, a Roman torture device; examines the origin of English words which end in the pejorative suffix –ard such as coward, dullard, lubbard, and sluggard; discuss how canopy first meant mosquito net; defines the meaning of wind-rose, advection, and a host of other interesting words; and tells why carpe diem does not mean “seize the day.” From thaumaturgy to clavis, xanthopterin , and more, Casselman offers an extensive look at the history of a variety of rare words.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How, why, and whence does a word gain advent into the English vocabulary? That question has hundreds of thousands of vivid, sometimes funny answers. In At the Wording Desk, author Bill Casselman, one of Canada’s leading etymologists, shares a collection of some of the more colorful and interesting word origins. With a dose of lively humor, he offers an explanation of a plethora of words and gives the historical Latin and Greek roots and their meaning as spoken and written throughout history. In At the Wording Desk, he: explains that the word “travel” comes from trepalium, a Roman torture device; examines the origin of English words which end in the pejorative suffix –ard such as coward, dullard, lubbard, and sluggard; discuss how canopy first meant mosquito net; defines the meaning of wind-rose, advection, and a host of other interesting words; and tells why carpe diem does not mean “seize the day.” From thaumaturgy to clavis, xanthopterin , and more, Casselman offers an extensive look at the history of a variety of rare words.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bill Casselman is one of Canada’s leading etymologists. He has published twelve books about Canadian words and one medical dictionary. He was a columnist for Maclean’s magazine and Canadian Geographic, and a producer at CBC Radio and CBC TV for many years.

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Éditeur
Trafford
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1490772146
ISBN 13 
9781490772141
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
398
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