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"The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness ...Show synopsis"The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind societies of its past.Hide synopsis
Secret Life of Words (Farrar Straus Giroux) – Hardcover (2008)
by
Henry Hitchings, Hitchings
Hardcover, Farrar Straus Giroux 2008
English
448 pages
ISBN: 0374254109 ISBN-13: 9780374254100
"The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind societies of its past."The Secret Life of Words" is a wide-ranging account not only of the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind societies of its past.Hide
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Hitchings presents a fun read that is intriguing and rather droll sometimes, but one that keeps the reader interested in the words
of English and their etymologies, i.e., histories. The over all effect is one of amazement and humor, and well worth the time.
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