The Origins of Words and Phrases : The Fascinating Stories Behind Everyday Words by Reader's Digest Association

The Origins of Words and Phrases : The Fascinating Stories Behind Everyday Words

Reader's Digest Association

382 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

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Did you know the phrase 'naughty but nice' was coined by novelist Salman Rushdie as an advertising slogan to sell cakes? Or that to the Anglo-Saxons a 'gossip' was a godparent? Who was the first to be sidetracked by a 'red herring'? Which writer g...

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