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Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

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 | #804295 in Books |  David Wilton |  2008-11-06 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.30 x.70 x7.90l,.59 | File type: PDF | 221 pages

 | Word Myths Debunking Linguisitic Urban Legends

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting at first, quickly grows tiresome|By A. Tady|Starts off interesting, but eventually grows boring, as he shoots down word-myth after word-myth using essentially the same argument each time -- the word appears in the record before the story in the myth allegedly took place. Even more disappointing is the realization that over half of his supporting citations are to the| |"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

Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for "Port Out, Starboard Home"? If so, you badly need this book. In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word histories in common usage, giving us the real stories behind many linguistic urban legends.
Readers will discover the true history behind such popular words and expres...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends   |  David Wilton. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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