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An eye-opening tour of the English language through the ages from Britain's leading linguistics expert.
This book is awesome awful! Did you know that ""awful"" first originated as a compliment? How about the fact that it was perfectly fine for someone to defecate in their living room? Or that at one time a bully was actually a sweetheart? You may think that these things sound outl…
This book is <strike>awesome</strike> awful! Did you know that "awful" first originated as a compliment? How about the fact that it was perfectly fine for someone to defecate in their living room? Or that at one time a bully was actually a sweetheart? You may think that these th…
This book is awesome awful! Did you know that ""awful"" first originated as a compliment? How about the fact that it was perfectly fine for someone to defecate in their living room? Or that at one time a bully was actually a sweetheart? You may think that these things sound outl…
With more than 200 terms and word origins, readers will love learning about the etymology of words and seeing just what kind of damage time has done to the English language.
The best introduction to word history ever published combines scholarship with readability. OED's chief etymologist shows how words originate and change. He explores the histories of place and personal names and explains how to use different kinds of evidence, historical as well…
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning.