The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two : The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
de Anu Garg
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Penguin Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org. Did you know: There’s a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? Petrichor , combining petros (Greek for stone ) and ichor (the fluid that flows in the veins of Greek gods). An illeist is one who refers to oneself in the third person. There’s a word for feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it: accismus . For any aspiring deipnosophist (a good conversationalist at meals) or devoted Philomath (a lover of learning), this anthology of entertaining etymology is an ideal way to have fun while getting smarter.
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- The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two : The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
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- Anu Garg
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- Usado - Bien
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0452288614
- ISBN 13
- 9780452288614
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- Penguin Publishing Group
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- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2007
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- 2007006583
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