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Useless Etymology

Name: Useless Etymology
Brand: CHAMBERS
SKU: 44504016
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Author: Jess Zafarris
ISBN: 9781399809184

Jess Zafarris

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Englisch

Buch Hardcover

Libristo-Code: 44504016

Verlag CHAMBERS, Oktober 2025

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Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure
trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"?

Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of our
words are Latin-derived?

Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700 words, and if not, why the heck do we say that he did?

Why is the English language stuffed with so many synonyms?

Let's be real: English can seem pretty bonkers. And, well, sometimes it is. But through thorough thought and a pinch of curiosity, method can be found within the madness of our modern tongue-even within the disparate pronunciation of the words "through," "thorough," and "thought."

Derived from Germanic, Romance, Hellenic, Semitic, African and Native American languages, English contains multitudes. It has been (and continues to be) transformed by war and conquest, art and literature, science and technology, love and hate, wit and whim.

Useless Etymology takes readers on a time-traveling adventure to unlock the beauty, wonder, and absurdity within our everyday words, how they came to be, and the unexpected ways their origins weave a global, cross-cultural labyrinth of meaning.

Filled with fun facts and delightful discoveries, this is an enlightening read for anyone who wants to know more about why the English language works the way that it does.

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Vollständiger Name Useless Etymology

Autor Jess Zafarris

Sprache

Englisch

Einband Buch - Hardcover

Datum der Veröffentlichung 2025

Anzahl der Seiten 336

EAN 9781399809184

ISBN 1399809180

Libristo-Code 44504016

Verlag CHAMBERS

Gewicht 700

Kategorie

Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft > Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik > Historische und vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft

Kunst > Kunst: Themen und Techniken

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