500 Years of New Words
Download or Read eBook 500 Years of New Words PDF written by Bill Sherk and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Bill Sherk |
| Publisher | : Dundurn |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 2004-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781550029543 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1550029541 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis 500 Years of New Words by : Bill Sherk
Book excerpt: 500 Years of New Words takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the 21st century. All the main entries are arranged not alphabetically by in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed or written down. Beginning with "America" in 1507 and spanning the centuries to "Marsiphobiphiliac" in 2004 (a person who would love to go to Mars but is afraid of being marooned there), this book can be opened at any page and the reader will discover a dazzling array of linguistic delights. In other words, this book is unputdownable (the main entry for 1947). If Shakespeare were alive today, he would buy this book.
