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In alphabetical entries from "A1" to "zydeco," relates the origins of many common words and colorful expressions in the English language.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
143626930X 9781436269308
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The complete idiot's guide to weird word origins
2008, Alpha Books
in English
1592577814 9781592577811
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This engaging, humorous new book explains the not-so-common origins of such commonly used phrases as aapple-pie order, a achew the fat, a and ahat trick.a Presented in a fun, easy-to-read style, it provides entertaining insight on metaphorical phrases, weird words, and strange expressions and takes readers on a journey through the bizarre and eccentric origins that make up our everyday speech.Word books have gained in popularity not just with students and linguaphiles, but with a general population interested in the fascinating development of our languageContains back stories for 500 intriguing words and phrasesFun to flip through and also fun to read cover to cover
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