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256 pages • first pub 2000 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565122390
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Edition Pub Date: 22 September 2000
Description
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.
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256 pages • first pub 2000 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781565122390
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Edition Pub Date: 22 September 2000
Description
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.
Community Reviews
Content Warnings