A Century of New Words

by John Ayto

Take a fascinating journey from plastic (1909) to podcasting (2004). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and was published in hardback as Movers and Shakers: A chronology of words that shaped our age. It offers a selection of the key words added to the English language in the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first, grouped by decade. An introductory essay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199213690
• ISBN13: 9780199213696
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"