Overview
Once upon a time…
Tying the knot actually involved tying a knot-not saying vows. Meanwhile, a thinking cap wasn’t just a cute idea for schoolchildren, but an actual hat worn by scholars in the Middle Ages. Oh, and when you make no bones about something, you should consider yourself lucky you aren’t choking on a chicken foot.
What’s in a Word? Answers the question it poses, more than three hundred times over. You’ll learn which side of the bed is the wrong side, and why the word “nickname” is simply the product of slurred speech. Webb Garrison’s etymological journey through the origins of words and phrases, both common and obscure, is sure to fascinate wordsmiths of every stripe.
The book, What's In a Word?: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781595553003 in Paperback by Webb Garrison may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03/15/2010
ISBN-10:
1595553002
ISBN-13:
9781595553003
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Thomas Nelson
