Combining both accessibility and authority, the Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins describes the origins and development of over 3,000 words …
Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the …
Comic, skeptic, cyber-sleuth, syndicated columnist, and inspired wordsmith, Evan Morris is the Word Detective. He's an etymologist with a sense …
William Morrow, 2001. — 654 p. — ISBN-13: 9780380715435, ISBN-10: 0380715430With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author …
It's the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses …