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Merriam-Webster's Book of Word Histories by Justice David B. (Editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Merriam-Webster's Book of Word Histories about?

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. 2011. — 2688 pages. When we go to our dictionaries, it is usually because we want some bit of information that is immediately useful to us: the meaning of an unfamiliar word, the pronunciation of a word we have seen but never heard, the spelling of a word we know but cannot recall the physical shape of, or an appropriate point at which to divide a word at the end of a line. We may seldom take the time to assimilate the information presented in the etymology of the word we are looking up. It is rare indeed for anyone but a scholar to have a pressing need to know the origin of a word, and the conventions by means of which the information is given may be confusing or intimidating to us. It is nonetheless true that many of our words have interesting histories, and scholarly learning is not required to appreciate them. Once a reader's interest has been piqued by the realization that behind one English word lies a myth of the ancient Greeks, while another word can be traced to a twentieth-century American comic strip, it is perfectly easy to become addicted to the fascinating study of etymology, at least in an amateur way. One of the aims of Merriam-Webst

Who reads Merriam-Webster's Book of Word Histories?

Author

Justice David B. (Editor)

Publisher

Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Language Learning, History, Language