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  • Only in Canada You Say

    A Treasury of Canadian Language

    de Katherine Barber ...
    Ask any Canadian about a distinctly Canadian form of English, and most will offer an enthusiastic Bob-and-Doug-McKenzie 'eh' in response. A passionate few might also bring up the colour vs. color debate or our pronunciations of 'out' and 'about'. And some may point to the ubiquitous Canadian toque as evidence of a language that is all our own. If this is your idea of Canadian English, then it ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Six Words You Never Knew Had Something To Do With Pigs

    and Other Fascinating Facts about the Language from Canada's Word Lady

    de Katherine Barber ...
    Did you know that the word "travel" is derived from an instrument of torture? That "tragedy" originally was something to do with goats? That "grammar" and "glamour" started out as one and the same word? These and many other fascinating and surprising tidbits about the history of words are revealed in this delightful volume, many culled from interviews first aired on CBC Radio 1, featuring the ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs

    And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language

    de Katherine Barber ...
    A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of styleWith the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of the most common words and phrases in the English language. Who knew that "travel" is derived from an ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

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  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

    de Jonas Jonasson ...
    A larger-than-life old man with a fondness for vodka goes on an unexpected adventure in this whimsical novel -- perfect for fans of Forrest Gump and A Man Called Ove.The international publishing sensation -- more than six million copies sold worldwide!A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert) decides it's not too late to start over . . .After a long and ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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  • Wordcatcher

    An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words

    de Phil Cousineau ...
    Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver," the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, readers are lured by language and entangled in etymologies. Author Phil Cousineau takes us on a tour into the obscure territory of word origins with great erudition and ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Word Myths:Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

    Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

    de David Wilton ...
    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 histories in common usage, giving us the real stories behind many linguistic urban legends. Readers will ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas

    Popular Expressions - What They Mean and Where We Got Them

    de Judy Parkinson ...
    Series Libro 5 - I Used to Know That
    How on earth did 'with bells on' come to express enthusiasm? What do chips on shoulders have to do with inferiority complexes? And who is the face that launched a thousand ships? Did you know that 'the rule of thumb' refers to the use of the thumb to make measurements, as the first joint of the average adult thumb measures one inch?Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas provides us with the ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

    Words We Pinched From Other Languages

    de Chloe Rhodes ...
    Series Libro 12 - I Used to Know That
    English as we know it today is enriched with many borrowings and influences from other languages. Aficionado, chutzpah, pro bono, hoi polloi, ketchup, nous, zeitgeist - we use these foreign words every day without thinking of their origins, but what do they actually mean? And just how and why did we English speakers absorb such exotic imports? Each phrase has a fascinating history; colonialism, ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Lost English

    Words And Phrases That Have Vanished From Our Language

    de Chris Roberts ...
    In the last thirty years or so a large number of once commonplace words, phrases and expressions have disappeared without trace from common usage. And with them, too, have gone a number of goods, services and everyday objects that were once an important part of our everyday lives. Where did they go and why?Lost English takes a look at how our language has changed and how the pace of modern life, ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Discovering Words in the Kitchen

    de Julian Walker ...
    Series Libro 302 - Shire Discovering
    Throughout history the English language has reflected social changes, trade routes, and waves of fashion.This book examines the histories of the names of foods, ingredients, utensils, drinks, cooking methods, and dishes to show how the vocabulary of English has reflected the ways speakers of the language have interacted with their tastes, their environment and other cultures.Approximately 250 ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Quid Pro Quo

    What the Romans Really Gave the English Language

    de Peter Jones ...
    Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture, telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words. Taking in every aspect of the ancient world, including science, religion, military matters, politics and literature, Jones shows just how much the English language owes to the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words

    A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right

    de Bill Bryson ...
    One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free grammar.As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD