What's In a Word?: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AQ0AG8U |
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| Number of Pages | : | 181 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Garrison was associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College.
"Not the best etymology book I've ever read" according to Cory Howell. I received What's in a Word? by Webb Garrison as a free perusal copy as part of Thomas Nelson's blogger network. I have long been a fan of books of etymology. When I hear a word or phrase that seems interesting or bizarre, I want to know where it came from. Garrison's book, according to the synopsis on th. Keep it in the Bathroom While studying Spanish in college, I became interested in the little idiomatic phrases (actually insults) that don't really translate into English. Even after years of classes, they're really all I can remember. If I get lost sometime in a Spanish-speaking country, all I could do is just insult the people. "Great Bathroom Book" according to Melissa Brotherton. When I first saw this book I was really excited to read it. I have this memory of being 10-years-old and sitting in the back of my mom's sedan. We were listening to Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story" on the radio and he was explaining the origin of a common phrase. I found it so interesting to discover
Garrison was associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College.
Once upon a time…Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot-not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn’t just a cute idea for schoolchildren, but an actual hat worn by scholars in the Middle Ages. Oh, and when you make no bones about something, you should consider yourself lucky you aren’t choking on a chicken foot. What’s in a Word? Answers the question it poses, more than three hundred times over. You’ll learn which side of the bed is the wrong side, and why the word “nickname” is simply the product of slurred speech. Webb Garrison’s etymological journey through the origins of words and phrases, both common and obscure, is sure to fascinate wordsmiths of every stripe.