Author: Ronald Ridout
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Facts of English
Author: Ronald Ridout
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Facts of English
Author: Ronald Ridout
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780602204211
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780602204211
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Facts about Current English Usage
Author: Albert Henry Marckwardt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Word Drops
Author: Paul Anthony Jones
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826356567
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure words and language facts in one fascinating chain of word associations. Did you know, for example, that scandal derives from the Latin for "stumbling block" and originally described a trap for a wild animal? In nineteenth-century slang a wolf trap was a corrupt casino. Casino means "little house" in Italian. Roulette means "little wheel" in French. A wheeler is someone who attends auctions to bid on items merely to increase their sale price. Such links take readers on an unexpected journey through linguistic oddities. Inspired by the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter account, Word Drops also uses an intriguing series of annotations to add background and historical context on everything from Anglo-Saxon cures for insanity to Samuel Pepys's cure for a hangover. This unique book will delight anyone who loves language, etymology, and word games. Not for sale in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, or Canada
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826356567
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure words and language facts in one fascinating chain of word associations. Did you know, for example, that scandal derives from the Latin for "stumbling block" and originally described a trap for a wild animal? In nineteenth-century slang a wolf trap was a corrupt casino. Casino means "little house" in Italian. Roulette means "little wheel" in French. A wheeler is someone who attends auctions to bid on items merely to increase their sale price. Such links take readers on an unexpected journey through linguistic oddities. Inspired by the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter account, Word Drops also uses an intriguing series of annotations to add background and historical context on everything from Anglo-Saxon cures for insanity to Samuel Pepys's cure for a hangover. This unique book will delight anyone who loves language, etymology, and word games. Not for sale in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, or Canada
The Leading Facts of English History
Author: D. H. Montgomery
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
"The Leading Facts of English History" is a book about the cultural, religious, and political development of Great Britain. It is a fascinating view of the development of the English nation from the perspective of the pre-WWI historical tradition.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
"The Leading Facts of English History" is a book about the cultural, religious, and political development of Great Britain. It is a fascinating view of the development of the English nation from the perspective of the pre-WWI historical tradition.
The Facts of English
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
World Book of Interesting Facts
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716620570
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716620570
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Developing Reading and Writing in Second-language Learners
Author: Diane August
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0805862080
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth, this book concisely summarises what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0805862080
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth, this book concisely summarises what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment.
Word Nerd
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Word Nerd is a rich-and fun-compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Word Nerd is a rich-and fun-compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words.
The Facts of Everyday English, Etc
Author: Edward Harold GROUT
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description