The Accidental Dictionary (The Remarkable Twists and Turns of English Words)

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Brimming with hidden histories and tantalizing twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words.

Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and turns, expansions and contractions, happy and unhappy accidents. There are intriguing tales behind even the most familiar terms, and they can say as much about the present as they do the past.

Busking, for instance, originally meant piracyGrin meant to snarl. A bimbo was a mannice meant ignorantglamor was magic, and a cupboard was a tableBuxom used to mean obedient; a cloud was a rockraunchy originally meant dirty.

Focusing on one hundred surprising threads in the evolution of English, The Accidental Dictionary reveals the etymological origins and quirky developments that have led to the meanings we take for granted today. It is a weird and wonderful journey into words.

So, let's revel in its randomness and delight in its diversity—our dictionary is indeed accidental.

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Product Details

Author:
Paul Anthony Jones
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Pegasus Books (October 3, 2017)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781681775692
ISBN-10:
1681775697
Dimensions:
6" x 9"
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32
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Weight:
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