Word myths: debunking linguistic urban legends
Auteur :
Wilton, David
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195172843
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2005
Dimensions :
20,9 x 14,8 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Amateur, no make that professional logophile and word origins website editor Wilton corrects the mistakes many of us make in what we believe are the origins of words and phrases. He begins by examining the origins of these fallacies, and why we persist in perpetuating them. Fully armed, he then goe