AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH ERNEST WEEKLEY The compiler of this dictionary of word and phrase origins and history was not only a linguist and a philologist, but a man of culture and wit. When he turned his attention, ...
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Language: en
Pages: 448
Pages: 448
Volume 1 of 2. Classic contains most of the more common words, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, and common foreign words. Roots are identified, colloquial usages and alternate spellings are given.
Language: en
Pages: 846
Pages: 846
Volume 2 of 2. Classic contains most of the more common words, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, and common foreign words. Roots are identified, colloquial usages and alternate spellings are given.
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Pages: 844
Pages: 844
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Books about The Compass of Light, Volume 2: Etymology in the Great Invocation
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Pages: 564
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The Queen’s English has no place across the pond, where a long history of defiance, creativity, and originality has made its way into the everyday vocabulary of Americans coast-to-coast. God Bless America is an informative and entertaining guide to the meaning and history beneath our uniquely American words and phrases.