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PORT OUT, STARBOARD HOME de QUINION, MICHAEL
PORT OUT, STARBOARD HOME

Autore
QUINION, MICHAEL
Editor
PENGUIN
Isbn
9780140515343
Fecha pub.
2004
Clasificación
Refranes. Adivinanzas. Citas. Miscelánea
Precio
€ 17,80

What is the true origin of the phrase one fell swoop? Does the word honeymoon really derive from an old Persian custom of giving the happy couple mead, a honey wine, for the first month after the wedding? The rapid growth of the internet and the use of email has increased the circulation of (usually) false tales about the evolution of language. In this entertaining and fascinating new book on the origins of words and expressions, Michael Quinion retells the mythic tales that have become popular currency - the word posh deriving from port out, starboard home - and also tries to find and explain the true stories behind the origins of phrases. Quinion offers explanations of why and how stories about words are created, and how misunderstanding word origins - while usually harmless - can have serious consequences.

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