It'S A Wonderful Word

The Real Origins Of Our Favourite Words

by Albert Jack
language: english
Publisher: CORNERSTONE, July of 2012 ‧
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Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? This title collects over 500 of the strangest, and funniest-sounding words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins.

It'S A Wonderful Word

The Real Origins Of Our Favourite Words

by Albert Jack

Property Description
ISBN: 9780099562320
Publisher: CORNERSTONE
Release Date: July of 2012
Language: English
Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 288
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Linguistics and Philology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780099562320