It´s a Wonderfull World
Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? This title collects over 500 of the strangest, and funniest-sounding words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins ...
Detaily o knihe
Počet strán: 288
Rozmer: 130x198x19 mm
Hmotnosť: 212 g
Jazyk: Anglicky
EAN: 9780099562320
Žáner: Angličtina - beletrie
Typ: Paperback
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O knihe
Did you know that an assassin is a hashish-eater and a yokel a country woodpecker? That Dr Mesmer mesmerised patients back to health or that Samuel Pepys enjoyed a good game of handicap? This title collects over 500 of the strangest, and funniest-sounding words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins.