Port Out, Starboard Home
The Fascinating Stories We Tell About the words We Use
Sinopsis
Can it really be true that golf stands for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden? Or that rule of thumb comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb?
These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for example, are satisfying meals square rather than any other shape? And how did anyone ever come up with the idea that if youre competent at something you can cut the mustard?
Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where theyre known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language.
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141909042
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/09/2005
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