Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Harper Colophon Books)

Charles Earle Funk

ISBN 10: 006091260X / ISBN 13: 9780060912604

Edité par HarperReference, 1985

A propos de cet article

Soft cover, a new, unread but vintage copy. It is yellowing with age, but in very good condition. Entertainingly informs the history of hundreds of English words.

N° de réf. du vendeur 457

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins (Harper Colophon Books)
• Éditeur: HarperReference
• Date de parution: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 006091260X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780060912604
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • First editions

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Synopsis

Book by Funk Charles Earle

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Greek root of school means leisure.

A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell us all the mysteries, but now Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language.