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For anyone who has ever had a question about the English language, this book will prove a delight. Based on letters to the Oxford Word and Language Service, it deals with hundreds of notes and queries from the everyday to the bizarre, including sections on `What is the origin of...?', `Is this correct?', `What does this mean?' and `Is there a word for...?'. Bringing English to life with its enjoyable and often irreverent style, Questions of English is a joy for any lover of the language, and an indispensable source of fun language information for teachers. Includes: Interesting words: triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), apocolocyntosis (turning into a pumpkin) Unusual terms: (an exaggeration of anglers, an ambush of widows) This book is intended for an important reference or browsing book for anyone interested in the language; also an ideal English book for teachers.
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Jeremy Marshall and Mrs. Fred McDonald are experienced lexicographers who, in addition to their work on The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, are both long-standing contributors to the Oxford Word and Language Service.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Why is "f" used instead of "s" in old-fashioned writing and printing? What does "corned" mean in "corned beef?" How many words are there in the English language? Is the correct plural of "octopus" spelled "octopuses" or "octopi"? Since the Oxford Word and Language Service (OWLS, for short) was launched in 1983, it has been flooded with queries such as the above. The questions come from university professors, schoolchildren, word-game enthusiasts, translators, historians, and monks--from people who have come across obscure words in an old will or in an ancient recipe book, or who have had their curiosity piqued by one of the thousands of oddities attendant on our language. In Questions of English , Jeremy Marshall and Mrs. Fred McDonald have gathered some of the most curious and enlightening questions that OWLS has fielded, in a volume that will fascinate word lovers everywhere. 192 pages. Seller Inventory # 1592634
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