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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... recorded in the fifteenth century . It originated in Latin folium , meaning ' a leaf , and came into English by way ... recording payment , loans and debts was finally discontinued by the Exchequer in 1782 . The tallies stored by the ...
... recorded in the fifteenth century . It originated in Latin folium , meaning ' a leaf , and came into English by way ... recording payment , loans and debts was finally discontinued by the Exchequer in 1782 . The tallies stored by the ...
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... recorded in serious histories of computing , and in etymological works investigating the use of the word bug in technological contexts . Important and fêted though this moth might be , it is not the origin of the term . Bug in the sense ...
... recorded in serious histories of computing , and in etymological works investigating the use of the word bug in technological contexts . Important and fêted though this moth might be , it is not the origin of the term . Bug in the sense ...
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... recorded by Random House lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower , that of ' a socially awkward or offensive person who is overly intellectual ' . Whichever of these various meanings you take , none is particularly complimentary . Small wonder ...
... recorded by Random House lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower , that of ' a socially awkward or offensive person who is overly intellectual ' . Whichever of these various meanings you take , none is particularly complimentary . Small wonder ...
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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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