The Secret Life Of Words: How English Became English by Henry Hitchings

The Secret Life Of Words: How English Became English

Henry Hitchings

440 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Communication is essential to our lives, but how often do we stop to think about where the words we use have come from? Have you ever thought about which words in English have been borrowed from Arabic, French or Dutch? Try admiral, landscape and ...

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