The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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Page 115
... called them Caniba . This excited Columbus , who thought the name signified that the people , canibales as he then called them , were subjects of the Grand Khan , and he took it as confirmation that he was , indeed , in Asia . In fact ...
... called them Caniba . This excited Columbus , who thought the name signified that the people , canibales as he then called them , were subjects of the Grand Khan , and he took it as confirmation that he was , indeed , in Asia . In fact ...
Page 129
... called it ' sheeps ' shit ' and discarded it in disgust . In his study of the Aztec people , HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPAÑA , Bernardino de Sahagún records some of the ingredients that were mixed into the chocolate ...
... called it ' sheeps ' shit ' and discarded it in disgust . In his study of the Aztec people , HISTORIA GENERAL DE LAS COSAS DE NUEVA ESPAÑA , Bernardino de Sahagún records some of the ingredients that were mixed into the chocolate ...
Page 181
... called the creature kangooroo , and this statement is supported by Joseph Banks . However , in early reports from the first penal colony which was set up in 1788 at Port Jackson ( later Sydney ) , writers say that the natives called the ...
... called the creature kangooroo , and this statement is supported by Joseph Banks . However , in early reports from the first penal colony which was set up in 1788 at Port Jackson ( later Sydney ) , writers say that the natives called the ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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