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Word Drops

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Word Drops is an intriguing and surprising compendium of 1000 facts about words, language and etymology. Leading us through a smattering of unexpected connections and weird juxtapositions, Paul Anthony Jones reveals facts and tidbits about words that reveal much, too, about cultures and... Voir plus

Word Drops is an intriguing and surprising compendium of 1000 facts about words, language and etymology. Leading us through a smattering of unexpected connections and weird juxtapositions, Paul Anthony Jones reveals facts and tidbits about words that reveal much, too, about cultures and histories around the world.
Each 'drop' leads in some way to the next; and many are enhanced by discursive and entertaining footnotes, taking the reader off into wild flights of fancy about Tudor England, for example, before leading on to the First World War and the Navajo language. This is an immensely pleasurable and unpredictable collection that is guaranteed to raise eyebrows (the literal meaning, incidentally, of supercilious).

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