Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0195375572
ISBN 13
9780195375572
Category
Main
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
240
Subject
English language -- Etymology. Language and languages -- Folklore. Language and languages.
Abstract
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
Biblio Notes
Wilton, D. (2004). Word myths: Debunking linguistic urban legends. Oxford University Press, USA.
Number of Copies
1
