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What Made the Crocodile Cry? 101 Questions About the English Language
Автор: Dent Susie Жанр: Oxford University Press Издательство: Oxford University Press Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-04-25
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Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightful compendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them.
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Weird Words
Автор: Dent Susie Жанр: Scholastic Издательство: Scholastic Год: 2013 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20162017-03-26
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Susie Dent is here to take children on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing, amusing and sometimes quite revolting backgrounds of English words. Did you know, for instance, that 'fizzle' originally meant to break wind silently? Over time, it came to describe a weak, spluttering, hissing sound. And you might think that 'ain't' isn't a word you should use, but it is thought the word was once used by kings and queens. As Susie Dent knows, even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most extraordinary story behind it.
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