Thereby Hangs a Tale: Hundreds of Stories of Curious Word Origins by Charles Earle Funk (1972-12-23) [Mass Market Paperback] Charles Earle Funk

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The Greek root of school means leisure.A language where hearse and rehearse have the same root and the word dunce comes from a great philosopher, English has hundreds of every day words that originated or acquired their meaning in unusual ways. Dictionaries don’t have the space to tell us all the mysteries, but now Dr. Funk, with humor and insight, tells us the strange and intriguing stories of hundreds of words and how they came to be a part of our language.

Item Condition: Used Good. 1972 edition. Paperback cover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and bending. Spine has some reading creases and wear. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.

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Weight 0.25 lbs
Dimensions 0.19 × 0.1 × 0.07 in
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1972 edition. Paperback cover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and bending. Spine has some reading creases and wear. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.