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Forgotten English
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Author : Jeffrey Kacirk
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 1999-02-17
Forgotten English written by Jeffrey Kacirk and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-17 with Reference categories.
Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection of hundreds of archaic words, their definitions, and old-fashioned line drawings. For readers of Bill Bryson, Henry Beard, and Richard Lederer, Forgotten English is an eye-opening trip down a delightful etymological path. Readers learn that an ale connor sat in a puddle of ale to judge its quality, that a beemaster informed bees of any important household events, and that our ancestors had a saint for hangover sufferers, St. Bibiana, a fact pertinent to the word bibulous. Each selection is accompanied by literary excerpts demonstrating the word's usage, from sources such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Chaucer, and Benjamin Franklin. Entertaining as well as educational, Forgotten English is a fascinating addition to word lovers' books.
The Word Museum
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Author : Jeffrey Kacirk
language : en
Publisher: Touchstone
Release Date : 2000-09-07
The Word Museum written by Jeffrey Kacirk and has been published by Touchstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.
Forgotten English Ii K158
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Author : Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-04-01
Forgotten English Ii K158 written by Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-01 with categories.
Forgotten English 2011
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-07
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Forgotten English
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Author : Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-08
Forgotten English written by Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08 with categories.
Erudite scholar Jeffrey Kacirk is again redeeming fascinating words and phrases from the ash heap of language history. That these words relate to archaic endeavors and activities suggests that the ash heap was a suitable resting place--but eargh, mammocks, cumsloosh, and the other 311 entries (Saturdays and Sundays share a page and an entry) are too interesting to stay forgotten. (Eargh = eerie; mammocks = meat scraps; cumsloosh = a sycophant.) Along with modern and contemporary definitions, this calendar notes saints' days, market days, and events of significance in English and American history.
Forgotten Country
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Author : Catherine Chung
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-03-01
Forgotten Country written by Catherine Chung and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Fiction categories.
A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick “A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.”—Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild The night before Janie’s sister, Hannah, is born, her grandmother tells her a story: Since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and Janie is told to keep Hannah safe. Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie goes to find her. Thus begins a journey that will force her to confront her family’s painful silence, the truth behind her parents’ sudden move to America twenty years earlier, and her own conflicted feelings toward Hannah. Weaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Forgotten Country is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence and back to one another.
Forgotten Folk Tales Of The English Counties Rle Folklore
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Author : Ruth Tongue
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-26
Forgotten Folk Tales Of The English Counties Rle Folklore written by Ruth Tongue and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-26 with Fiction categories.
In this book, first published in 1970, Ruth L. Tongue has collected a number of county folk tales recorded by her from childhood onwards, from old people, village children and farm round-the-fire sessions. Many of the beliefs embodied in the gipsy and witchcraft tales are still in practice today among the travelling people and locally ‘gifted’ healers. The tales reveal a good deal of fairy lore, some tree lore, including ghostly trees like Crooker, and the ‘uncanny’ Black Dog makes his appearance in more than one tale. The collection includes several of the long fireside tales which would be told on succeeding evenings on winter nights round the kitchen fire, and rhozzums from various localities.
The Making Of English Classic Reprint
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Author : Henry Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-27
The Making Of English Classic Reprint written by Henry Bradley and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Excerpt from The Making of English This little work was announced as in preparation some years ago, but illness compelled me to lay it aside when only a few pages had been written, and since then my health has seldom permitted me to attempt any work in addition to my daily task as one of the editors of the Oxford English Dz'ctz'onai. Some of the faults of this volume may be due to the desultory manner in which it has been composed; but, on the other hand, the length of time that has elapsed since it was first planned has given me opportunity for more care ful consideration of difficult points. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Horologicon
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Company
Release Date : 2012
The Horologicon written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Icon Books Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with English language categories.
Mark Forsyth's bestselling day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words, in paperback for the first time
The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities
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Author : Paul Anthony Jones
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-10-14
The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities written by Paul Anthony Jones and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-14 with Reference categories.
Open The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities and you’ll find both a word and a day to remember, every day of the year. Each day has its own dedicated entry, on which a curious or notable event—and an equally curious or notable word—are explored. On the day on which flirting was banned in New York City, for instance, you’ll discover why to “sheep’s-eye” someone once meant to look at them amorously. On the day on which a disillusioned San Franciscan declared himself Emperor of the United States, you’ll find the word “mamamouchi,” a term for people who consider themselves more important than they truly are. And on the day on which George Frideric Handel completed his 259-page Messiah after twenty-four days of frenzied work, you’ll see why a French loanword, literally meaning “a small wooden barrow,” is used to refer to an intense period of work undertaken to meet a deadline. The English language is vast enough to supply us with a word for every occasion—and this linguistic “wunderkammer” is here to prove precisely that. So whatever date this book has found its way into your hands, there’s an entire year’s worth of linguistic curiosities waiting to be found.