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In this entertaining and fascinating new book on the origins of words and expressions Michael Quinion offers explanations of why and how stories about words are created and how misunderstanding word origins - while usually harmless - can have serious consequences.
TITLE: Port Out Starboard Home
AUTHOR: Michael Quinion
SKU: 9780140515343
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd
DATE PUBLISHED: 01/07/2004
PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom
PAGES: 304
BINDING: Hardback
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 138 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
WEIGHT: 440 gr