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Hardcover The Roots of English Book

ISBN: 0812917162

ISBN13: 9780812917161

The Roots of English

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The author presents in concise, readable form the ancestral sources of over 6,000 common English words and tells how they have grown over the centuries into the terms we use today. In delineating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Excellent book

This is an excellent book.

one of the best books on word origins ever written

this book is a wonderful and reader-friendly guide to the history of the english language. it is written to be read cover to cover, or as a quick reference guide. i would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the english language or words in general. the author's insightful and witty comments follow nearly every entry, and add a personality to the book that is sorely lacking in most conventional reference books.
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