Altered English : surprising meanings of familiar words
Kacirk, Jeffrey2002
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Over the centuries, innumerable English words in the language have drifted from their original purposes and acquired different meanings - some subtle and others not so.
Main title:
Altered English : surprising meanings of familiar words / Jeffrey Kacirk.
Author:
Imprint:
San Francisco, Calif. : Pomegranate, 2002.
Collation:
240 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-240).
ISBN:
9780764920196 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422.03
Language:
English
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BRN:
2449966