Word Origin 2018 Calendar

Language lovers will delight in The Word Origin 2018 Calendar's stimulating word trivia. The daily vocabulary lessons range from witty and thought-provoking to sometimes weirdly bizarre. Learn the remarkable origins behind obscure words as well as everyday phrases, clichés, brand names, and expressions such as raconteur, you are what you eat, Subaru, sloth, and more.

Summary

Language lovers will delight in the Word Origin 2018 Day-to-Day Calendar’s stimulating word trivia. The daily vocabulary lessons range from witty and thought-provoking to sometimes weirdly bizarre.

Learn the remarkable origins behind obscure words as well as everyday phrases, clichés, brand names, and expressions such as raconteur, you are what you eat, Subaru, sloth, and more.

As an added bonus, the back of each page includes daily extra content such as puzzles, jokes, lists, quotes, activities, tips, and trivia.
 

Product details

• Authors: Gregory McNamee, McNamee Gregory
• Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Publishing
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 09.06.2017
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics
• EAN: 9781449482732
• ISBN: 978-1-4494-8273-2
• Pages: 640
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 14.6 x 5.1 cm
• Series: Kalender
• Subjects: Language: reference & general; Language: reference and general; Historical & comparative linguistics; Historical and comparative linguistics