Katherine Barber: 3 books
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something To Do With Pigs
and Other Fascinating Facts about the Language from Canada's Word Lady
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Did you know that the word "travel" is derived from an instrument of torture? That "tragedy" originally was something to do with goats? That "grammar" and "glamour" started out as one and the same word? These and many other fascinating and surprising tidbits about the history of words are revealed in...
Only in Canada You Say
A Treasury of Canadian Language
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Ask any Canadian about a distinctly Canadian form of English, and most will offer an enthusiastic Bob-and-Doug-McKenzie 'eh' in response. A passionate few might also bring up the colour vs. color debate or our pronunciations of 'out' and 'about'. And some may point to the ubiquitous Canadian toque...
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs
And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2007
A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of style
With the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of...