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Dubious Doublets

Author : Stewart Edelstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Dubious Doublets written by Stewart Edelstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an enchanting tour through the tangled roots of English Quick, what is the common denominator of the following words: onion, twinkle, travel, squad, foist, semester, October, noon, and dicker? By the time you finish reading Dubious Doublets, the answer will be as obvious to you as the relationship between lettuce and galaxy, nostril and thrill, or witch and vegetable! This surprising, enlightening, and entertaining guide uses a delightfully innovative approach to explore the evolution, lineage, and proliferation of words. Beginning with pairs of seemingly unrelated modern English words–dubious doublets–the author traces them back through the millennia to reveal not only their common roots, but also the living thoughts that form the true links between these improbable pairs. You’ll discover, for example, why the words flamenco and flamingo are both related to the complexions of the Dutch, how the biblical son of Isaac is related to a French garment and a Halloween decoration, and what going berserk has to do with playing hopscotch. You'll also uncover the common roots of such seemingly incompatible dyads as bully/friar, muscle/mouse, and everyone’s favorite, feather/hippopotamus. Richly supplemented with cultural anecdotes, literary excerpts, and lively discussions on a broad variety of relevant topics–not to mention a series of whimsical illustrations that offer intriguing clues to word origins–Dubious Doublets is, quite simply, a word buff’s delight.

Dubious Doublets

Author : Edelstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780471465867
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (658 download)

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Download or read book Dubious Doublets written by Edelstein and published by . This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Life of Language

Author : Sol Steinmetz
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 : 0307496465
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Language written by Sol Steinmetz and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If time travelers from the nineteenth century dropped in on us, our strange vocabulary would shock them just as much as our TVs, cars, and computers. Society changes, and so does its word stock. The Life of Language reveals how pop culture, business, technology, and other forces of globalization expand and enrich the English language, forming thousands of new words every year. In this fascinating and jargon-free guide, lexicographers Kipfer and Steinmetz reconstruct the births of thousands of words, including infantries, poz, mobs, Soho, dinks, choo choos, frankenfoods, LOL, narcs and perps. · A word lover’s guide to etymology, written in a fun, informal, and accessible style · An excellent resource for vocabulary building; a word's root helps readers understand its meaning · Beautifully packaged paperback with French flaps From the Trade Paperback edition.

Understanding Gravity: The Generation Model Approach

Author : Brian A Robson
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981121493X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Gravity: The Generation Model Approach written by Brian A Robson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, the General Theory of Relativity (GTR) describes the physics of the very large in terms of classical physics, while quantum theory describes the physics of the very small in terms of the Standard Model of particle physics. Unfortunately, the two theories are incompatible and do not describe satisfactorily all the forces between the various particles comprising ordinary matter. At present, one of the deepest problems in theoretical physics is harmonizing the GTR, which describes gravitation, with quantum mechanics, which describes the other three fundamental forces acting on the atomic scale. The main aim of the book is to provide an understanding of gravity in terms of a quantum theory given by the Generation Model of particle physics. The book presents a fully quantum theory of gravity, which describes both the large cosmological scale and the small atomic scale interactions between all particles.

The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language

Author : John Ogilvie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language written by John Ogilvie and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hibbert Journal

Author : Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Hibbert Journal written by Lawrence Pearsall Jacks and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quarterly review of religion, theology, and philosophy.

Advances in Genetics

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080567991
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Genetics written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1964-01-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Genetics

Philosophical Magazine

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Philosophical Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sirach and Its Contexts

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004447334
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Sirach and Its Contexts written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Sirach and Its Contexts an international cohort of experts analyze this second-century BCE Jewish text in its various literary, historical, philosophical, textual, and political contexts. Humanistic in approach, these essays elicit an ancient tradition’s teachings about human wisdom and flourishing.

A Dictionnary of the English Language

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionnary of the English Language written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 1440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dictionary of the English Language ... To which is prefixed a grammar of the English language ... The eighth edition

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language ... To which is prefixed a grammar of the English language ... The eighth edition written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dictionary of the English Language ... This Edition Contains a Correct Standard of Pronunciation, and an Historical Account of the Author's Life ... The Eighth Edition

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Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1102 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language ... This Edition Contains a Correct Standard of Pronunciation, and an Historical Account of the Author's Life ... The Eighth Edition written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1812 with total page 1102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dictionary of the English Language

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1444 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?

Author : Andrew Lawler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476729905
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? written by Andrew Lawler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the jungles of Southeast Asia, trekking through the Middle East, traversing the Pacific, Lawler discovers the secrets behind the chicken's transformation from a shy, wild bird into an animal of astonishing versatility, capable of serving our species' changing needs. Across the ages, it has been an all-purpose medicine, sex symbol, gambling aid, inspiration for bravery, and of course, the star of the world's most famous joke. Only recently has it become humanity's most important single source of protein. Most surprisingly, the chicken--more than the horse, cow , or dog-- has been a remarkable constant in the sperad of civilization across the globe"--Page 4 of cover

Inside a Dog

Author : Dave Guthmann
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557087384
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Inside a Dog written by Dave Guthmann and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside of Dog

Port Out, Starboard Home

Author : Michael Quinion
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141909048
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Port Out, Starboard Home written by Michael Quinion and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for example, are satisfying meals 'square' rather than any other shape? And how did anyone ever come up with the idea that if you're competent at something you can 'cut the mustard'? Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where they're known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language.

A Dictionary of the English Language ... This Edition Contains a Correct Standard of Pronunciation, and an Historical Account of the Author's Life [by Arthur Murphy], Not in Any Former One ... The Eighth Edition

Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language ... This Edition Contains a Correct Standard of Pronunciation, and an Historical Account of the Author's Life [by Arthur Murphy], Not in Any Former One ... The Eighth Edition written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1798 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: