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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And Other Fascinating Facts about the Language from Canada's Word Lady
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs And Other Fascinating Facts about the Language from Canada's Word Lady
Author: Katherine Barber
Did you know that the word "travel" is derived from an instrument of torture? That "tragedy" originally was something to do with goats? That "grammar" and "glamour" started out as one and the same word? These and many other fascinating and surprising tidbits about the history of words are revealed in this delightful volume, many culled from int...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195424409
ISBN-10: 0195424409
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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