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Author: Paul Anthony Jones Publisher: UNM Press ISBN: 0826356575 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 165
Book Description
From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure words and language facts in one fascinating chain of word associations. Did you know, for example, that scandal derives from the Latin for “stumbling block” and originally described a trap for a wild animal? In nineteenth-century slang a wolf trap was a corrupt casino. Casino means “little house” in Italian. Roulette means “little wheel” in French. A wheeler is someone who attends auctions to bid on items merely to increase their sale price. Such links take readers on an unexpected journey through linguistic oddities. Inspired by the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter account, Word Drops also uses an intriguing series of annotations to add background and historical context on everything from Anglo-Saxon cures for insanity to Samuel Pepys’s cure for a hangover. This unique book will delight anyone who loves language, etymology, and word games. Not for sale in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, or Canada
Author: Paul Anthony Jones Publisher: UNM Press ISBN: 0826356575 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 165
Book Description
From aardvark to zenzizenzizenzic, Word Drops collects a thousand obscure words and language facts in one fascinating chain of word associations. Did you know, for example, that scandal derives from the Latin for “stumbling block” and originally described a trap for a wild animal? In nineteenth-century slang a wolf trap was a corrupt casino. Casino means “little house” in Italian. Roulette means “little wheel” in French. A wheeler is someone who attends auctions to bid on items merely to increase their sale price. Such links take readers on an unexpected journey through linguistic oddities. Inspired by the popular @HaggardHawks Twitter account, Word Drops also uses an intriguing series of annotations to add background and historical context on everything from Anglo-Saxon cures for insanity to Samuel Pepys’s cure for a hangover. This unique book will delight anyone who loves language, etymology, and word games. Not for sale in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, or Canada
Author: Patricia M. Cunningham Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing ISBN: 1594419728 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
Help upper-grade students read and understand multisyllabic words and morphemes, build vocabulary, and learn spelling strategies with this comprehensive classroom supplement. Lessons cover what to teach, how to teach, and when to teach the Working with Words Block in fourth-grade classrooms. It also fully supports the Four-Blocks® Literacy Model.
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