The Word Detective: Solving the Mysteries Behind Those Pesky Words and Phrases
Evan Morris
256 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0452282640
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Language: English
Publish: 1001919600000
The “Word Detective” searches out clues to the origin of interesting words and phrases, such as Big Apple, moxie, yahoo, gormless, feed a cold, and many others, in a collection of articles from the syndicated “Word Detective” column. Reprint.