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Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words by John Marciano
mobi, epub |eng | 2009-10-27 | Author:John Marciano

pan·der v. To cynically cater to another’s interests. The character from whom this term originates has a long and varied history on the margins of great literature. In Homer’s Iliad, ...
( Category: Movements & Periods March 25,2014 )
The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase by Forsyth Mark
azw3, mobi, epub |eng | 2013-11-07 | Author:Forsyth, Mark [Forsyth, Mark]

2 ‘Head Over Feet’ (1996) by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard. Chapter 19 Isocolon Roses are red. Violets are blue. That, at its simplest, is isocolon. Two clauses that are ...
( Category: Etymology March 25,2014 )
Toujours Tingo by Adam Jacot De Boinod
epub |eng | 2007-03-24 | Author:Adam Jacot De Boinod

Loosely bolted And though four wheels are faster, there is many a pitfall: sakapusu (Sranan Tongo, Surinam) an unreliable vehicle, so called because you always need to get out (saka) ...
( Category: Word Lists March 25,2014 )
The Wonder of Whiffling by Adam Jacot De Boinod
epub |eng | 2009-09-08 | Author:Adam Jacot De Boinod

ANORAKS Or else give it up entirely and settle on a worthwhile and productive hobby: notaphily (1970) the collecting of paper currency as a hobby deltiologist (1959) a collector of ...
( Category: Language March 25,2014 )
Beauty and the Beast by Robert F. Young
epub, mobi | | 2010-03-07 | Author:Robert F. Young [Young, Robert F.]

DINNER was served just before blast-off. The captain had trouble concentrating on his soup. Every time he raised his spoon Miss Brown kept getting in his eyes. Dr. Langley was ...
( Category: Etymology March 24,2014 )

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