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Michael Quinion
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Gallimaufry: A Hodge-Podge of Words Vanishing from Our Vocabulary |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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288 |
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2006-11-20 |
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0198610629 |
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Oxford University Press, USA |
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0.9 pounds |
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5.2 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches |
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Product Description
When did you last hear someone refer to the wireless? What was the original paraphernalia? Would you wear a billycock?
Language is always changing, and in Gallimaufry: A Hodge-Podge of Words Vanishing from Our Vocabulary Michael Quinion has gathered together some fascinating examples of words and meanings which have vanished from our language. Sometimes a word is lost when the thing it describes becomes obsolete, sometimes it survives in a figurative sense while the original meaning is lost, and sometimes it simply gives way to a more popular alternative. The story of these and many other words opens a window into the lives of past speakers of the English language.
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