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| #1309139 in Books | AnC Black Business Information and Development | 2008-05-29 | 2008-05-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x1.16 x6.14l,1.86 | File type: PDF | 576 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By William Dobson|no problems with the seller or the product|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| review of ' Word Origins'|By J. Andre Laveau|as expected, a very good reference book that serves to fascinate about the beauty of the english language. highly recommended to interested people|0 of 0 peopl||"authoritative and accessible" www.mantex.co.uk/reviews (1 March 2006) "Anyone who enjoys using words will enjoy tracing the ways in which they have developed." Writing Magazine (March 2006) "I've enjoyed it so much ... it is of such a curious nature I can't
The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an A-Z format with detailed cross references, and written in a style that ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Word Origins | John Ayto. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
