Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins - Charles E. Funk - Books - William Morrow Paperbacks - 9780060513382 - October 1, 2002
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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.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 1, 2002
ISBN13 9780060513382
Publishers William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages 320
Dimensions 133 × 21 × 200 mm   ·   317 g
Language English  

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