Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classic Why You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating - and often surprising - stories behind everyday words and phrases.
Garrison adds a range of current expressions to the hundreds already found in his Why You Say It and What's in a Word , resulting in an assemblage that will get your rhetorical ducks in a row and probably save you from a Freudian slip or two. Starting with "aboveboard" and ending with an "x (for kiss)," Garrison explains these everyday expressions in everyday language, giving their historical and social backgrounds and changes in meaning over time. For example, those of us who are proud to consider ourselves "feisty" should be aware our behavior is being compared to a manic and belligerent lapdog. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Are you a lover of language?
Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!
Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classicWhy You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating and often surprising stories behind everyday words and phrases. ExperienceCasual Lex and discover:
- The phrase hell on wheels comes from the early American practice of renting railway flatcars to create rolling casinos and brothels bound for the Wild West.
- Gibberish was the word coined by English villagers to describe the hard-to-understand dialects of certain bands of Gypsies.
- Gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means "naked" Greek athletes trained and competed in the nude.
If your joy of language has been aroused, then many more surprises await you. After all, even the most formal users of our language can benefit from a littleCasual Lex.
Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classic Why You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating and often surprising stories behind everyday words and phrases.
Are you a lover of language?
Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!
Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classic Why You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating and often surprising stories behind everyday words and phrases. Experience Casual Lex and discover:
- The phrase hell on wheels comes from the early American practice of renting railway flatcars to create rolling casinos and brothels bound for the Wild West.
- Gibberish was the word coined by English villagers to describe the hard-to-understand dialects of certain bands of Gypsies.
- Gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means "naked"?Greek athletes trained and competed in the nude.
If your joy of language has been aroused, then many more surprises await you. After all, even the most formal users of our language can benefit from a little Casual Lex.
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