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Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins
Thereby Hangs a Tale Stories of Curious Word Origins
Author: Charles E. Funk
The Greek root of school means leisure. A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell us all the mysteries, but now Dr. Funk, with humor a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060018009
ISBN-10: 0060018003
Publication Date: 3/1950
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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