ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS 3RD/ED

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS 3RD/ED

By ROBERT HENDRICKSON
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Updated and expanded, the Encyclopedia of Word and Pharse Origins, Third Edition, features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from "Axis of Evil" to "Zoot Suit Riots," this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.

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About the Author

Robert Hendrickson is the author of more than 25 books, including several critically acclaimed works on language and Literature. His previous books include American Literary Anecdotes, British Literary Anecdotes, and World Literary Anecdotes, and a series on American regionalisms: Whistling’ Dixie, Happy Trails, Mountain Range, Yankee Talk and New York Tawk. He Lives in Peconic, New York.

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