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| Author | : Jeremy Butterfield |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2009-07-23 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 019957409X |
Delves into the way the English language developed throughout history and the manner in which it is used in the modern day through observations about its commonalities and peculiarities, enhanced with charts, examples, spelling, and idioms.
| Author | : Robert Alden Rubin |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2015-08-04 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1250066271 |
In this collection of classic malapropisms, author Robert Alden Rubin shares verbal and textual flubs collected from the deepest corners of the internet as well as esteemed publications, accompanied by his own illustrations.
| Author | : Colin McNairn |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2015-04-28 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1632208989 |
What do “the whole kit and caboodle,” “the whole shebang,” “the whole megillah,” “the whole enchilada,” “the whole nine yards,” “the whole box and dice,” and “the full Monty” have in common? They’re all expressions that mean “the entire quantity,” and they’re all examples of the breadth and depth of the English-speaking world’s vocabulary. From the multitude of words and phrases in daily use, the author of this delightful exploration into what we say and why we say it zeroes in on those expressions and sayings and their variations that are funny, quirky, just plain folksy, or playfully dressed up in rhyme or alliteration. Some may have become clichés that, as it’s said with “tongue in cheek,” should be “avoided like the plague.” Others have been distorted, deemed politically incorrect, or shrouded in mystery and must bear some explanation. Among the topics the author delves into are expressions that shouldn’t be taken literally (“dressed to kill” and “kick the bucket”), foreign expressions that crept into English (“carte blanche,” “carpe diem,” and “que sera, sera”), phrases borrowed from print ads and TV commercials (“where there’s life, there’s Bud” and “where the rubber meets the road”), animal images (“a barrel of monkeys” and “chasing your tail”), and food and drink (“cast your bread upon the water,” “chew the fat,” “bottom’s up!”, and “drink as a lord”). Here’s a book for everyone who delights in the mysteries of language and the perfect gift for all the “wordies” in your life.
| Author | : Bryan A. Garner |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1306 |
| Release | : 2022-11-17 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 0197599028 |
The most original and authoritative voice of today's English lexicography presents a fully revised new edition of his beloved usage dictionary When Bryan Garner published the first edition of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage in 1999, the book quickly became one of the most influential style guides ever written for the English language. After four previous editions and over twenty years, our language has evolved in many ways, and the powerful tool of big data has revolutionized lexicography. This extensively revised new edition fully captures these changes, featuring a thousand new entries and over two hundred replacement entries, thoroughly updated usage data and ratios on word frequency based on the Google Ngram Viewer, a more balanced coverage of World Englishes, not just American and British, and the inclusion of gender-neutral language. However, one thing has not changed: in no sense is this a regular dictionary but a masterpiece of lexicography written with wit and personality by one of the preeminent authorities on the English language. To put it in David Foster Wallace's words, Garner's discussion of rhetoric and style still borders on genius. From the (lost) battle between self-deprecating and self-depreciating to the misuse of it's for its, from the variant spelling patty-cake taking over pat-a-cake in American English to the singular uses of they, Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary and the linguistic blunders to which modern writers and speakers are prone, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. His empirical approach liberates English from two extremes: from the purists who maintain that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The purpose of Garner's dictionary is to help writers, editors, and speakers use the language effectively. And it does so in a playful and persuasive way that will help you sound grammatical but relaxed, refined but natural, correct but unpedantic.
| Author | : Gareth Carrol |
| Publisher | : John Hunt Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2022-02-25 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1789048575 |
Gareth Carrol presents a collection of "modern idioms", which have become a part of our vocabulary in the past 50 years or so. In most cases, idioms such as "raining cats and dogs", that colour our everyday communication, are deeply rooted in culture and history. However, just like words, new idioms emerge in language, and many have entered our vocabulary through, TV, movies and the internet. These modern idioms can be dated very precisely. Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics finds the origins of these idioms, and charts their development.
| Author | : Martin Toseland |
| Publisher | : Portico |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2013-01-25 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1909396109 |
Linguistic mistakes. We all make them. And if your name is George W Bush, you might make them more often than others. In 'The Ants are My Friends' (delightfully misheard from Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind") Martin Toseland has collected the very best (and very worst) linguistic gifts of the gaffe. The catergories features include: Malapropisms (named after Mrs Malaprop in Sheridan's "The Rivals" where the wrong word pops out to bizarre results); Eggcorns (where a new word is created from misheard real one - the name comes from someone misunderstanding 'acorn' as 'eggcorn', as it has the same shape); Bushisms (the humour in which cannot be misunderestimated); and Mondegreens or misheard lyrics, which include such classic examples as: Who Ya Gonna Call, Gus Foster ("Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Junior); Last Night I Dreamed of Some Bagels ("La Isla Bonita" by Madonna); Sparing His Life For His Mum's Sausages ("Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen); It's a Fruit, Fruit Samba ("Cruel Summer" by Bananarama); and, Mr Tangerine Man ("Mr Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan).
| Author | : Philip Gooden |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2016-11-03 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1784977977 |
The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celtic languages of pre-Roman Britain to Norman French; from the Vikings' Old Scandinavian to Persian, Sanskrit, Algonquian, Cantonese and Hawaiian – amongst a host of others – we have enriched our modern language with such words as tulip, slogan, doolally, avocado, moccasin, ketchup and ukulele. May We Borrow Your Language? explores the intriguing and unfamiliar stories behind scores of familiar words that the English language has filched from abroad; in so doing, it also sheds fascinating light on the wider history of the development of the English we speak today. Full of etymological nuggets to intrigue and delight the reader, this is a gift book for word buffs to cherish – as cerebrally stimulating as it is more-ishly entertaining.
| Author | : John Foster |
| Publisher | : Troubador Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012-08-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1780882661 |
A selection of 21 stories, Nine Times in Ten follows a number of well-created characters and scenarios, including:Harry makes a Faustian pact in the world of professional football...Eight-year-old Robert finds the body of his murdered friend...Julie is transformed by a Roman love affair – will family ties frustrate her bid for freedom?John consults a witch in Bogotá – will her predictions come true? John Foster takes inspiration from a range of storytellers, in particular Ernest Hemingway, Alan Bennett, John Le Carré and Gabriel García Marquez. Fellow admirers of this famous quartet will enjoy his collection, which will also appeal to fans of the short story.
| Author | : Julia Cresswell |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199683638 |
The Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins includes 1,000 word histories arranged by theme, from food to phobias, and from universe to love. Featuring words with interesting or surprising origins, including dates of origin and an account of each word's derivation, it is an irresistible collection and the perfect gift for word lovers.
| Author | : Suzan St. Maur |
| Publisher | : Business Expert Press |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 2018-05-09 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1948976080 |
Jargon and slang have wormed their way into almost every business document, speech, and conversation that we have today. With online business communications being much more conversational and informal than the written business communications of the past, they positively encourage the use of figurative speech: ergo, more jargon, more slang. This book is by no means all encompassing, but the author has researched and shared several hundred of the most commonly used terms. Not only do we now know what they all mean but, where appropriate, we also learn their origins—some of which are fascinating and very surprising. A very valuable handbook for any student or practitioner in business to help demystify this crazy language called “English.”
