Etymology English
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The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between
- By: Patrick Foote
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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Explore the world of names: What is something that literally everything in existence has in common? It all has a name! With this audiobook, you can learn the origins of these names. From countries and cities to toys and animals to even planets, learn the etymology of interesting words in a fun and entertaining way. Learn new things: Why is New York called New York? Name Explain has the answer for you.
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Name Explain Is Fantastic!
- By Frederick on 12-31-21
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The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Series: The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-30-18
- Language: English
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Explore the world of names: What is something that literally everything in existence has in common? It all has a name! With this audiobook, you can learn the origins of these names. From countries and cities to toys and animals to even planets, learn the etymology of interesting words....
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people, and how their lives continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.
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Many Of Course monments
- By Leigh A on 10-21-05
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-25-05
- Language: English
- This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....
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The Etymologicon
- A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- By: Mark Forsyth
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: How you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
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Maddening! Does not work as an audiobook!
- By James on 01-05-16
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The Etymologicon
- A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-14-14
- Language: English
- The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language....
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The Origins of English Words
- A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
- By: Joseph Twadell Shipley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown.
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Soooooo boring
- By Koko B. on 07-08-24
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The Origins of English Words
- A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-25-23
- Language: English
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There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence....
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The Story of English in 100 Words
- By: David Crystal
- Narrated by: David Crystal
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ("roe", in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ("loaf") to cutting edge ("twittersphere") and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ("and", "what") to the more fanciful ("fopdoodle"), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language.
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Random but entertaining
- By Sean on 04-01-13
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The Story of English in 100 Words
- Narrated by: David Crystal
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-01-12
- Language: English
- In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure, and the downright surprising....
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Between You and Me
- Confessions of Comma Queen
- By: Mary Norris
- Narrated by: Mary Norris
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Between You & Me features Norris' laugh-out-loud descriptions of some of the most common and vexing problems in spelling, punctuation, and usage - comma faults, danglers, "who" vs. "whom", "that" vs. "which", compound words, gender-neutral language - and her clear explanations of how to handle them.
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Surprisingly hilarious
- By William on 04-24-15
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Between You and Me
- Confessions of Comma Queen
- Narrated by: Mary Norris
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-06-15
- Language: English
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Between You & Me features Norris' laugh-out-loud descriptions of some of the most common and vexing problems in spelling, punctuation, and usage....
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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Great for casual linguists
- By Bertie on 01-11-10
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-03-09
- Language: English
- A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar....
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The Book of Common Fallacies
- Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life
- By: Phillip Ward, Julia Edwards
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 21 hrs and 35 mins
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Everything you thought you knew was wrong! Long before Snopes.com and Wikipedia, The Book of Common Fallacies set out to debunk popular beliefs and set the record straight. By tracking down the facts and citing experts in a multitude of fields, Philip Ward points out the senseless ideas that we have come to accept as fact. Newly updated with today’s common misconceptions, The Book of Common Fallacies exposes the truth behind hundreds of commonly held false beliefs.
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A few good entries, but most are obscure
- By Dana on 06-10-16
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The Book of Common Fallacies
- Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 21 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-17-13
- Language: English
- Everything you thought you knew was wrong....
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Semicolon
- The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark
- By: Cecelia Watson
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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A pause-resisting, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation mark. Through her rollicking biography of the semicolon, Watson writes a guide to grammar that explains why we don’t need guides at all and refocuses our attention on the deepest, most primary value of language: true communication.
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Silly me; I thought it was about semicolons
- By Jeffrey D on 08-15-19
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Wordwatching
- Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist
- By: Julian Burnside
- Narrated by: James Millar
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A bonzer (p. 288) discussion of the strange but dinkum (p. 289) pedigree (p. 224) of the naughty (p. 202), nice (p. 212), and, sometimes, obscene (p. 217) English language. We live in a torrent of words — from radio and television, books and newspapers, and now from the internet. But, as Julian Burnside reminds us in this new edition of the bestselling Wordwatching, words are a source both of pleasure and power, and can be deployed for good or for ill.
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Great Story , Great Words.., I think you are going to love it!
- By Paul Homsy on 06-07-21
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Wordwatching
- Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist
- Narrated by: James Millar
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-18-14
- Language: English
- A bonzer (p. 288) discussion of the strange but dinkum (p. 289) pedigree (p. 224) of the naughty (p. 202), nice (p. 212), and, sometimes, obscene (p. 217) English language....
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Hut! Hut! Hike!
- A History of Football Terminology
- By: Timothy P. Brown
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
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Hut! Hut! Hike! explores the history of football terminology by examining when and why more than 400 familiar words and expressions entered the game. By linking the game’s evolution to changes in its language, readers learn the origins of first string, basic fundamentals, X’s and O’s, long snapper, and hundreds more terms used in every football conversation or broadcasts. In addition, you will learn which change in the game led to dropback and handoff becoming popular, and why the names for many defensive player positions emerged in the 1950s and 1960s. Organized in easy-to-read, bite...
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Hut! Hut! Hike!
- A History of Football Terminology
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-21-24
- Language: English
- Hut! Hut! Hike! explores the history of football terminology by examining when and why more than 400 familiar words and expressions entered the ...
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Nine Nasty Words
- English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech - the urgency with which we say "f--k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic.
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Wonderful book!
- By BrittPet on 06-25-21
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Nine Nasty Words
- English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-04-21
- Language: English
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Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic....
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Bagels, Bumf, and Buses
- A Day in the Life of the English Language
- By: Simon Horobin
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how their meanings have changed over time. Simon Horobin takes the listener on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories.
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Bagels, Bumf, and Buses
- A Day in the Life of the English Language
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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Simon Horobin takes the listener on a journey through a typical day, showing how the words we use to describe routine activities - getting up, going to work, eating meals - have surprisingly fascinating histories....
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Splendiferous Speech
- How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English
- By: Rosemarie Ostler
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Splendiferous Speech explores the main sources of the American vernacular - the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the sensation-filled pages of popular 19th-century newspapers. It's a process that started with the earliest English colonists (first word adoption - the Algonquian raccoon) and is still going strong today. Author Rosemarie Ostler takes listeners along on the journey as Americans learn to declare linguistic independence and embrace their own brand of speech.
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Splendiferous Speech
- How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-27-18
- Language: English
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Splendiferous Speech explores the main sources of the American vernacular - the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the pages of popular 19th-century newspapers. It's a process that started with the earliest English colonists and is still going strong....
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The Elements of Eloquence
- Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
- By: Mark Forsyth
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you’re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don’t need to have anything important to say - you simply need to say it well.
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Who knew rhetoric could be so much fun?
- By Philo on 10-30-14
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The Elements of Eloquence
- Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-07-14
- Language: English
- In an age unhealthily obsessed with the power of substance, this is a book that highlights the importance of style....
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?
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Review By a Fan
- By Margaret on 09-25-16
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-06-16
- Language: English
- Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day....
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Word Perfect
- Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
- By: Susie Dent
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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From 1st January to 31st December the listener will discover a curious coinage or a fascinating etymological fact linked to that particular day - from the dramatic true story behind stealing someone's thunder to the original Jack the Lad. Word Perfect gathers all her very best discoveries from the true origin of freelancer which comes from knights who were free to use their lance for whoever paid most, rather than being tied to a single lord. (Also secretaries kept your secrets so were secretries).
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I’ve played this book approximately 500 times…
- By DB on 03-12-22
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Word Perfect
- Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 10-15-20
- Language: English
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Lexicographer and all-round word expert Susie Dent is a national treasure. The listener can discover a curious coinage or a fascinating etymological fact for every day of a full year....
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The Hero
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths in every culture and persists to this day in world-conquering books, films and TV shows. But why do these characters continue to inspire us, and why are they so central to storytelling? Scalpel-sharp on the roots of storytelling and enlightening on the history and science of myth, The Hero is essential listening for anyone trying to write or understand fiction.
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The most boring book ever
- By Bootylady on 12-22-19
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The Hero
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 11-26-19
- Language: English
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In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human....
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Landmarks
- By: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Landmarks, a fascinating exploration of the relationship between language and landscapes by Robert Macfarlane, read by Roy McMillan. Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place.
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Buy the book
- By Kindle Customer on 08-08-17
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Landmarks
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 03-05-15
- Language: English
- Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place....
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A Little Book of Language
- By: David Crystal
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why the story of language deserves retelling. From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, A Little Book of Language ranges widely, revealing language's myriad intricacies and quirks.
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A must read!
- By Fruta Fresca on 02-21-16
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A Little Book of Language
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Little Histories Series
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-09-12
- Language: English
- With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant....
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