Long Words Bother Me
by
Tom Burton
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0750939737
ISBN-13
9780750939737
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Imprint
The History Press Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 11th, 2004
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
200 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 12.70 x 1.00 cms
Product Classification:
Early learning / early learning concepts
Ksh 1,600.00
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Long words bother me
Long words bother me'' confessed Winnie the Pooh, but the fact is that the short ones are just as problematic. This book is about the craziness of words, and how they can change their meanings in the most unpredictable ways over time. Synonyms can become antonyms and words that sound different can turn into homonyms. They can die for no apparent reason. Any they can''t be controlled: today''s error is tomorrow''s accepted form. But most of all, they are fascinating. How is it, for example, that monks in the Middle Ages were able to call the Virgin Mary buxom and daft without either admiring her figure or impuning her innocence? Why would an Anglo-Saxon warrior have been thrilled if hit by a Viking spear? And why can''t sledging be kept off the cricket field?
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