David Wilton is the creator and editor of wordorigins.org, since 1997 a leading Internet site for word and phrase origins. He has served as a journalist, Army officer, defense contractor, chemical and biological arms control negotiator, and software marketing executive. He lives in California.
"Think "hot dog" was coined by a New York baseball vendor, or that
a certain vulgarity originated as an acronym? Then you need to read
this book, which shows that some of the best etymological stories
are just tall tales."--Chicago Tribune (10 Best Books About
Language, 2004)
"Think "hot dog" was coined by a New York baseball vendor, or that
a certain vulgarity originated as an acronym? Then you need to read
this book, which shows that some of the best etymological stories
are just tall tales."--Chicago Tribune (10 Best Books About
Language, 2004)
"Think "hot dog" was coined by a New York baseball vendor, or that
a certain vulgarity originated as an acronym? Then you need to read
this book, which shows that some of the best etymological stories
are just tall tales."--Chicago Tribune (10 Best Books About
Language, 2004)
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