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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English
The Secret Life of Words How English Became English
Author: Henry Hitchings
Words are essential to our everyday lives. An average person spends his or her day enveloped in conversations, e-mails, phone calls, text messages, directions, headlines, and more. But how often do we stop to think about the origins of the words we use? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, Dutch, or ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312428563
ISBN-10: 0312428561
Publication Date: 9/29/2009
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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