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Word myths : debunking linguistic urban legends /
Do you ""know"" that posh comes from an acronym meaning ""port out, starboard home""? That ""the whole nine yards"" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic footb...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Do you ""know"" that posh comes from an acronym meaning ""port out, starboard home""? That ""the whole nine yards"" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called ""The Windy City"" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake? If so, you need this book. David Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories, and gives, to the best of our actual knowledge, the real stories behind these perennially mis-etymologized words. In addition, he |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199725342 0199725349 1602565023 9781602565029 1423746074 9781423746072 9786610560486 661056048X 9780195172843 0195172841 |