Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

by David Wilton
  • List Price: $14.95
  • ISBN-10: 0195375572
  • ISBN-13: 9780195375572
  • Edition: 1st
  • Type: Paperback
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for... Read more

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