The Accidental Dictionary

The Accidental Dictionary
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781681775852
ISBN-13 : 1681775859
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Book Synopsis The Accidental Dictionary by : Paul Anthony Jones

Download or read book The Accidental Dictionary written by Paul Anthony Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and turns, expansions and contractions, happy and unhappy accidents. There are intriguing tales behind even the most familiar terms, and they can say as much about the present as they do the past.Busking, for instance, originally meant piracy. Grin meant to snarl. A bimbo was a man; nice meant ignorant; glamor was magic; and a cupboard was a table. Buxom used to mean obedient; a cloud was a rock; raunchy originally meant dirty.Focusing on one hundred surprising threads in the evolution of English, The Accidental Dictionary reveals the etymological origins and quirky developments that have led to the meanings we take for granted today. It is a weird and wonderful journey into words.


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