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Port out, starboard home : and other language myths

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"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 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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Port out, starboard home : and other language myths, Michael Quinion

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2004
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Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
Penguin Books
Rok vydania
2004
Väzba
mäkká
ISBN10
0141012234
ISBN13
9780141012230
Série
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3,25 z 5
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"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 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."--BOOK JACKET.