Bibliograph

Word origins and their romantic stories

Type

Label

Word origins and their romantic stories

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliographical references included in "A note of thanks" (p. 405-408)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Word origins and their romantic stories

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

178281

Summary

The life stories of over three thousand words in use in English today

Table Of Contents

The story begins -- Origin of words of speaking and writing -- These words came from proper names -- Where words about human beings come from -- Word stories of the boudoir and the men's dressing room -- Sources of words of attitudes and emotions -- Romance behind business terms - Word histories of your house -- Word histories of your garden -- Word stories about your dining table -- Where animal names came from -- Political terms and their origins -- War words and their histories - Terms of sciences and the professions -- Romantic Stories of words about women -- Terms of religion and their beginnings -- Origin of the terms of art, music, and the drama -- Your favorite sports and their word histories -- Terms of place, time, shape, and size, and their origins -- A basketful of word stories --Word oddities -- The making of 50,000 words -- A note of thanks

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