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Book cover of Word Myths:Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

Word Myths:Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

by David Wilton
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008

Do you believe that Ring Around the Rosie refers to the Black Death? Or that Eskimos have 50 (or 500) words for "snow"? Or that "Posh" is an acronym for "Port Out, Starboard Home"? If so, you badly need this book. In Word Myths, David Wilton debunks some of the most spectacularly wrong word histories...
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