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 12
... important moments ( see 1192 and 1204 , pages 54 and 57 ) . We followed a similar procedure with one of the most important dates in world history : 1492. As every school child knows : In 1492 , Columbus sailed the ocean blue ...
... important moments ( see 1192 and 1204 , pages 54 and 57 ) . We followed a similar procedure with one of the most important dates in world history : 1492. As every school child knows : In 1492 , Columbus sailed the ocean blue ...
Page 177
... important artificial watercourses to facilitate the transportation of goods , particularly in France . Yet again the ... importance did not begin to wane until the coming of the railway era ( see 1825 , page 198 ) . • Middle English had ...
... important artificial watercourses to facilitate the transportation of goods , particularly in France . Yet again the ... importance did not begin to wane until the coming of the railway era ( see 1825 , page 198 ) . • Middle English had ...
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... Important and fêted though this moth might be , it is not the origin of the term . Bug in the sense of ' defect , cause of malfunction ' goes back much further than a joke in a computer lab in Virginia . Indeed , the phrasing of the log ...
... Important and fêted though this moth might be , it is not the origin of the term . Bug in the sense of ' defect , cause of malfunction ' goes back much further than a joke in a computer lab in Virginia . Indeed , the phrasing of the log ...
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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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