This JPS bestseller is now updated and expanded, with new words, names, terms, and expressions Organized in an A to Z format for easy reference, The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words contains 1,200 entries derived from Yiddish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and English. The entries include words for and associated with Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, worship, and more. Each entry has a pronunciation ...

For lovers of words and seekers of wisdom, a lively history of aphorisms--the oldest written art form--and the intriguing people who have penned them, from the Buddha to Emily Dickinson. ...

Take a fascinating journey from cornflakes (1907) to spam (1994). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and gives a selection of the key words added to the English language in the twentieth century.
For each decade, an introductory essay identifies the main historical, cultural, and scientific currents, and shows how they contributed new vocabulary to the language. An ...

In this companion to the popular "Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus," the most surprising stories in the history of English vocabulary are told as a series of brief notes written in a lively and entertaining style. ...

On the Lamb in a Doggy Dog World is an affectionate tilting at linguistics by lingo-crusader Michael J. Sheehan. He offers challenging word games, amusing new words of his own contrivance, well-researched histories of favorite words and phrases, and many mythical explanations, including the 39 origins of "the whole nine yards." Fans of Words to the Wise, Sheehans previous book, will appreciate the continued scholarship and expanded humor of On ...

"Wordgloss" is a lively, comprehensive reference work, first published to acclaim in 1990, now reworked and extended. This invaluable compendium consists of a series of mini-essays, informed by Latin and Greek and a deep knowledge of the humanities. It ranges over diverse categories that embrace law, politics, science, technology, literature, philosophy, and the arts. The extraordinary exponential expansion of modern knowledge has created a ...

The producer and co-host of the national radio talk show "Beyond Reason" delivers a fun, fascinating, and informative collection of everyday expressions and their colorful origins. Illustrations.
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Australian Aboriginal Words in English records the Aboriginal contribution to Australian English and provides the fullest available information about their Aboriginal background and their Australian English history.
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Welcome to the illogical, idiosyncratic, outrageous linguistic phenomenon known as the English language. In this eye-opening, fabulously entertaining book, Essinger unlocks the mysteries that have confounded linguists and scholars for millennia.
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For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing or any course where students need help with grammar, research and documentation.The easiest handbook to use.Muriel Harris was the director of the Purdue Writing Center where she worked elbow-to-elbow with students and for over twenty-five years. As she worked with students, she realized that they asked the same questions ...