Opis: Port out.Starboard Home - Michael Quinion

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 you're competent at something you can 'cut the mustard'? Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where they're known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language. Michael Quinion's World Wide Words is the web authority on English etymology (word origins) and usage-come here for definitive information on some of the most interesting, amusing and downright weird words and phrases in the English language. Cambridge Dictionaries Online web site (February 2003)

Szczegóły: Port out.Starboard Home - Michael Quinion

Tytuł: Port out.Starboard Home
Autor: Michael Quinion
Producent: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141012230
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 304
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.22 kg

Recenzje: Port out.Starboard Home - Michael Quinion