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Author:
Trussell-Cullen, Alan.
Title:
What did you say? / written by Alan Trussell-Cullen ; illustrated by Kelvin Hawley, ... [et al.]
Publisher:
distributed in the United States of America by Rigby,
Copyright Date:
c1988
Description:
24 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
English language--Etymology--Juvenile literature.
English language--Etymology--Etymology--Juvenile literature.
English language--Etymology--Etymology--Juvenile literature.
Other Authors:
Hawley, Kelvin.
Contents:
Where did our language come from? -- Where do new words come from? -- Invented words -- Words from slang -- Some of our idioms are idiotic -- How some words & phrases came into being -- More word histories -- What did you say? (a play) -- Fictionary (a word game).
Summary:
Discusses the origin of the English language and of many English idioms, slang words, and phrases.
Series:
Literacy 2000
A Read-about
ISBN:
9780868676241 (pbk.)
0868676241 (pbk.)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)23380756
Locations:
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

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