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Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach

Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach more books like this

by Myrna LaFleur Brooks

Master the medical terminology you'll need for success in the health care with this unique, objective-based approach! Focused entirely on medical terminology and vocabulary, this trusted text helps you understand complex medical terms with a proven step-by-step strategy, building each word from its foundation. With a logical, body-systems ...

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Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach

Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach more books like this

by Myrna LaFleur Brooks

"Exploring Medical Language" provides students in health care educational programs with the basic knowledge of medical language they need to communicate clearly and understand communication from other health care team members. LaFleur's strength has always been its clear presentation of not only medical terms built from word parts, but also those ...

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Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers

Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers more books like this

by Shane Templeton, Francine Johnston, Donald R Bear

Words Their Way companion volumes, 2e We believe that the hands-on word sorting approach to word study is invaluable to you and your students. These stage-specific companion volumes to Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction provide a complete curriculum of reproducible sorts and detailed directions for the ...

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory more books like this

by Roy Blount, Jr.

Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince? Ever wonder why so many h-words have to do with breath? Roy Blount Jr. certainly has, and after forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, he still can't get over his ABCs. In ...

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Reading the Oed: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

Reading the Oed: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages more books like this

by Ammon Shea

With sharp wit, sheer delight, and a keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the "Oxford English Dictionary," delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.

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Why Do We Say It?: The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use

Why Do We Say It?: The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use more books like this

by Castle Books

The stories behind the words and phrases we use.

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The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English

The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English more books like this

by Henry Hitchings

Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, French or Dutch? Try admiral, landscape and marmalade just for starters. The Secret Life of Words is a wide-ranging account not only of the ...

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology more books like this

by C T Onions (Editor), G W S Friedrichsen, Robert W Burchfield

With the assistance of: Friedrichsen, G. W. S.; Unknown function: Burchfield, R. W.

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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated

The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated more books like this

by Leo Calvin Rosten, Lawrence Bush (Revised by)

Revised by Lawrence Bush, this is Rosten's classic celebration and exploration of the Yiddish language--nothing less than a "mitzvah" (a "good work", a virtuous, kind, considerate, ethical deed).

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Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings

Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings more books like this

by Charles Earle Funk

Whether it's like "a bump on a log" or "a bat out of hell, " these expressions have been around forever. Dr. Funk explains over 400 droll, colorful, and sometimes pungent expressions of everyday speech. Derived from classical sources, historic events, famous literature, frontier humor, and the frailties of humankind, each of these sayings have an ...

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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English more books like this

by John McWhorter

A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this work focuses on its strange and wonderful grammar. Delving into provocative topics and more, "Our Magnificent Bastard Language" distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.

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Our Latin Heritage more books like this

by Lillian M. Hines

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Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language more books like this

by Professor Seth Lerer

Why is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you? Based on the enormous success of his video and lecture series and the widespread ...

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The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism more books like this

by James Geary

For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, here is a lively history of aphorisms--the oldest written art form--and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson.

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Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society more books like this

by Professor Raymond Williams

Now revised to include new words and updated essays, Keywords focuses on the sociology of language, demonstrating how the key words we use to understand our society take on new meanings and how these changes reflect the political bent and values of society.

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Elements of semiology more books like this

by Professor Roland Barthes

"In his "Course in General Linguistics," first published in 1916, Saussure postulated the existence of a general science of signs, or Semiology, of which linguistics would form only one part. Semiology, therefore aims to take in any system of signs, whatever their substance and limits; images, gestures, musical sounds, objects, and the complex ...

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I Didn't Know That: From "Ants in the Pants" to "Wet Behind the Ears" the Unusual Origins of the Things We Say more books like this

by Karlen Evins (Read by)

The producer and co-host of the national radio talk show "Beyond Reason" delivers a fun, fascinating, and informative collection of everyday expressions and their colorful origins. Illustrations.

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Language in thought and action more books like this

by Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa

An introduction to the study of semantics, which examines human interaction through communication, toward a more sophisticated understanding of the role of language in life, the complex functions language performs and the way language, sometimes without knowing, shapes our thinking.

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English from the Roots Up, Volume I: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling & S. A. T. Scores more books like this

by Joegil K Lundquist

Just as phonics help children to figure out what words are, Latin and Greek help them to figure out what words mean. Without an early working knowledge of these indispensable components of their language, children are handicapped in their ability to use words well. Why do we put off until it is almost too late, or never provide the opportunity to ...

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Surnames of Ireland more books like this

by Edward MacLysaght

Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames. More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of Irish families. Edward MacLysaght was a leading authority on Irish names and family history. He served as Chief Herald ...

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins more books like this

by Robert Hendrickson

This is an updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and ...

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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins more books like this

by William Morris, Mary Morris

"A grand compendium of fascinating and little-known stories behind words and expressions we use every day, buttressed by the fine scholarship one would expect of these noted wordsmiths: It hasn't a dull page."

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Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language more books like this

by Patricia T O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman

This witty and informative book debunks myths that bamboozle word-loving fansand offers a delightful primer on the eccentricities of the English language.288 pp.

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100 Words to Make You Sound Smart more books like this

by American Heritage Dictionary (Editor)

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening.

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The story of English more books like this

by McCrum

This text examines the origins and development of the English language. 2000 years ago, English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. More widely scattered, written and spoken ...

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