Word myths: debunking linguistic urban legends
Auteur :
Wilton, David
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195375572
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
20,1 x 13,6 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
268 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for "Port Out, Starboard Home"? If so, you badly need this book. In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word histories in common usage, giving us the real stories behind many linguistic urban legends.