The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words by Paul Anthony Jones

The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words

Paul Anthony Jones

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Open the Cabinet to leap back in time, learn about linguistic trivia, follow a curious thread or wonder at the web of connections in the English language. 1 April dorbellist (n.) a fool, a dull-witted dolt 12 May word-grubber (n.) someone who uses...

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