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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New Ed edition (3 Jun 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192830988
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192830982
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelt? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are interested in worss you will love this book!, 12 Nov 2001
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This book is fantastic. When I was a boy my father used to always say to me when I asked what a word meant 'look it up in the dictionary'. This has stayed with me into my adult life, and encouraged me to learn new words and their meanings. This book goes a further step and shows where words originate which is facinating and provides many dinner party conversations.

I have also read some of the Chambers dictionary, and was dissapointed with some of the americanism in this book. The Oxford Dictionary is consise and clear in its layout, and a throughly good reference book. My knowledge of the english language has increased tenfold - highly recommended.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Etymology? What Etymology?, 16 Aug 2005
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A fascinatingly varied and challenging subject is sadly mishandled by the critic T F Hoad, who seems intent on trumpeting his own brilliance and contemporary knowledge at every opportunity, while simultaneously neglecting to add anything that might be of any interest to anyone who is not personally familiar with the critics' foibles. A sad business all round for etymology, which deserved better.
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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial popular dictionary, 11 Nov 2003
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I cannot imagine an etymological dictionary not being interesting, but that stems from the fascinating subject and not from the book itself. This book is very superficial and does not really explain much. If you know anything about the history of language, and about Indo-european in particular, then this book won't tell you much you didn't already know. It traces words to their origin in French, German, Latin and so on, but does not go beyond that, which is a pity, because the older history of Indo-european is the most interesting part.
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