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9780060513382
English has hundreds of everyday words that originated or acquired their meanings in unusual ways. Dictionaries don't have the space to tell all the mysteries but Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of the language.Funk, Charles E. is the author of 'Thereby Hangs a Tale Stories of Curious Word Origins', published 2002 under ISBN 9780060513382 and ISBN 0060513381.
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