Useless Etymology

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Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure  trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"?    Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of our  words are Latin-derived?    Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700… Přejít na celý popis

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Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure  trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"?    Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of our  words are Latin-derived?    Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700 words, and if not, why the heck do we say that he did?    Why is the English language stuffed with so many synonyms? Let's be real: English can seem pretty bonkers. And, well, sometimes it is. But through thorough thought and a pinch of curiosity, method can be found within the madness of our modern tongue-even within the disparate pronunciation of the words "through," "thorough," and "thought."     Derived from Germanic, Romance, Hellenic, Semitic, African and Native American languages, English contains multitudes. It has been (and continues to be) transformed by war and conquest, art and literature, science and technology, love and hate, wit and whim.     Useless Etymology takes readers on a time-traveling adventure to unlock the beauty, wonder, and absurdity within our everyday words, how they came to be, and the unexpected ways their origins weave a global, cross-cultural labyrinth of meaning. Filled with fun facts and delightful discoveries, this is an enlightening read for anyone who wants to know more about why the English language works the way that it does.

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Nakladatel
John Murray
Rozměr
142 x 206 x 30
jazyk
angličtina
Vazba
pevná vazba
Hmotnost
386 g
isbn
978-1-399-80918-4
Počet stran
336
datum vydání
9.10.2025
ean
9781399809184

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