The Secret Lives of Words
de Paul West
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- Librería
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt, 2000. First Edition. Hb. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 296, ""As fun a word book as has hit the market since Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, The Secret Lives of Words is selective instead of comprehensive, and therein lies some of its charm. It's informal. It's a taste. It's purely for the joy of the language. In his introduction, West…
Sinopsis
We are often unaware of the unique and intriguing stories of the words we love. Thousands of our words have been so twisted, tangled, misused, and muddled over the centuries that their original meaning has been obscured. You'll be surprised to learn that table napkins were once made of and referred to as asbestos, that atom means uncuttable, that a cloud was once a hill, and that a companion is one who eats bread with you. Compiled over the years in his handwritten notebooks, acclaimed prose stylist Paul West offers us an album of treasures. The Secret Lives of Words is an "Antiques Road Show" of language, in which West chronicles the centuries-long travels of words across continents and through cultures. For word enthusiasts, speakers, writers, thinkers, and all readers, this volume recounting the intimate ancestry of language will enrich our understanding of and appreciation for the words we use every day.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Edmonton Book Store
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- R02405
- Título
- The Secret Lives of Words
- Autor
- Paul West
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hb
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Harcourt
- Lugar de publicación
- Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo
Términos de venta
The Edmonton Book Store
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The Edmonton Book Store
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Edmonton, Alberta
Sobre The Edmonton Book Store
In business for nearly 30 years, we offer thousands of out-of-print and antiquarian books, with specialities in Western Canadian studies, signed Canadian literature and art books.
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