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The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two
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The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
By
Anu Garg
This item is unavailable.We will email you if this item comes back into stock. | Rating: | | | Format: | Electronic Book Text, 192 pages | | Published In: | United States, 30 October 2007 |
From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org. Did you know: There's a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? "Petrichor," combining "petros" (Greek for "stone") and "ichor" (the fluid that flows in the veins of Greek gods). An "illeist" is one who refers to oneself in the third person. There's a word for feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it: "accismus." For any aspiring "deipnosophist" (a good conversationalist at meals) or devoted "Philomath" (a lover of learning), this anthology of entertaining etymology is an ideal way to have fun while getting smarter. |
| Publisher: | Plume Books | | ISBN: | 1440623090 |
| EAN: | 9781440623097 |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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