Thereby Hangs a Tale
by Charles Earle Funk
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The Greek root of school means leisure. A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell us all the mysteries, but now Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language.Tags
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The Greek root of school means leisure.A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell us all the mysteries, but now Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language.
Curious is an understatement. What about delightful? Great book.
Quite interesting and informative.
Book Description: Harper & Row New York (1985). Soft cover Near Fine,
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- Canonical title
- Thereby Hangs a Tale
- Dedication
- To B.M.F. who patiently and often has listened to many of these tales, this book is lovingly dedicated.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 6
