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Mark Forysth S Gemel Edition
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-11-01
Mark Forysth S Gemel Edition written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog about the strange connections between words. The Horologicon – which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour' - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words.
The Etymologicon
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2011-11-03
The Etymologicon written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent. 'Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history.' William Leith, Evening Standard. The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere. 'Highly recommended' Spectator.
The Horologicon
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2012-11-01
The Horologicon written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON. ‘Reading The Horologicon in one sitting is very tempting’ Roland White, Sunday Times. Mark Forsyth presents a delightfully eccentric day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From uhtceare in the hours before dawn through to dream drumbles at bedtime, The Horologicon gives you the extraordinary lost words you never knew you needed. Wake up feeling rough? Then you’re philogrobolized. Pretending to work? That’s fudgelling (which may lead to rizzling if you feel sleepy after lunch). A Radio 4 Book of the Week, The Horologicon is an eye-opening, page-turning celebration of the English language at its most endearingly arcane.
The Unknown Unknown
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-09-04
The Unknown Unknown written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Icon Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
Mark Forsyth - author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon - reveals in this essay, specially commissioned for Independent Booksellers Week, the most valuable thing about a really good bookshop. Along the way he considers the wisdom of Donald Rumsfeld, naughty French photographs, why Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy would never have met online, and why only a bookshop can give you that precious thing - what you never knew you were looking for.
A Christmas Cornucopia
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-11-03
A Christmas Cornucopia written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The unpredictable origins and etymologies of our cracking Christmas customs For something that happens every year of our lives, we really don't know much about Christmas. We don't know that the date we celebrate was chosen by a madman, or that Christmas, etymologically speaking, means "Go away, Christ". Nor do we know that Christmas was first celebrated in 243 AD on March 28th - and only moved to 25th December in 354 AD. We're oblivious to the fact that the advent calendar was actually invented by a Munich housewife to stop her children pestering her for a Christmas countdown. And we would never have guessed that the invention of crackers was merely a way of popularising sweet wrappers. Luckily, like a gift from Santa himself, Mark Forsyth is here to unwrap this fundamentally funny gallimaufry of traditions and oddities, making it all finally make sense - in his wonderfully entertaining wordy way.
A Short History Of Drunkenness
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Author : Mark Forsyth
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-11-02
A Short History Of Drunkenness written by Mark Forsyth and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-02 with History categories.
Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering to the ancestors, or a way of marking the end of a day's work. It can send you to sleep, or send you into battle. A Short History of Drunkenness traces humankind's love affair with booze from our primate ancestors through to Prohibition, answering every possible question along the way: What did people drink? How much? Who did the drinking? Of the many possible reasons, why? On the way, learn about the Neolithic Shamans, who drank to communicate with the spirit world (no pun intended), marvel at how Greeks got giddy and Romans got rat-arsed, and find out how bars in the Wild West were never quite like in the movies. This is a history of the world at its inebriated best.
The Origins Of English Words
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Author : Joseph Twadell Shipley
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2001-07-01
The Origins Of English Words written by Joseph Twadell Shipley and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.
Expletive Deleted
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Author : Ruth Wajnryb
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2005-07-13
Expletive Deleted written by Ruth Wajnryb and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-13 with Reference categories.
Have we always "sworn like sailors"? Has creative cursing developed because we can't just slug people when they make us angry? And if such verbal aggression is universal, why is it that some languages (Japanese, for instance) supposedly do not contain any nasty words? Throughout the twentieth century there seems to have been a dramatic escalation in the use and acceptance of offensive language in English, both verbally and in print. Today it seems almost commonplace to hear the "f" word in casual conversation, and even on television. Just how have we become such a bunch of cursers and what does it tell us about our language and ourselves? In Expletive Deleted, linguist Ruth Wajnryb offers an entertaining yet thoroughly researched, lighthearted look at this development, seeking to reveal the etymologies of various terms and discover how what was once considered unfit-for-company argot has become standard fare. Wajnryb steps outside the confines of English in her search for answers, exploring whether offensive words in English are mirrored in other languages and examining cultural differences in the usage of dirty words. For instance, why is it that in some languages you can get away with intimating that a person and his camel are more than just good friends, while pouring scorn on a mother's morals guarantees you a seat on the next flight out? An amusing and idiosyncratic look at the power of words to shock, offend, insult, amuse, exaggerate, let off steam, establish relationships, and communicate deep-felt emotions, Expletive Deleted is a must-read for anyone who loves language -- or has ever stubbed a toe.
A Jewel Amid The Yellow Dust
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Author : K. Lee Washington
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2003
A Jewel Amid The Yellow Dust written by K. Lee Washington and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Fiction categories.
How do you feel when you take a new job? The first day of anxiety and uncertainty are eased with you blending into the system, and everyone and everything seems to adjust comfortably around you. What if you took a job on the other side of the world, where you could not understand the language, customs, currency, food, and just about everything else? YOU will be different for a whole year! This is the world of a foreign ESL teacher. A Jewel Amid the Yellow Dust--K.O.R.E.A. will explain how this works.
The Cuyuna Range
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Author : Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1940
The Cuyuna Range written by Minnesota Historical Records Survey Project and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Crow Wing County (Minn.) categories.