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Word Myths
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Av David Wilton
Inbunden, 2005
385 kr
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Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the …
Word Myths
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Av David Wilton
Häftad, 2008
250 kr
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Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for "Port Out, Starboard Home"? If so, you badly need this book. In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word …
Word Myths
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Av David Wilton
E-bok, 2004
151 kr
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Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner''s belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of …
Word Myths
Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends
Av David Wilton
E-bok, 2008
151 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner''s belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of …
