Horsefeathers - & Other Curious Words

Informationen zum Autor Charles Earle Funk was editor in chief of the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Series. He wrote several other books on word and phrase origins, including Horsefeathers, Heavens to Betsy!, and Thereby Hangs a Tale. Klappentext Oh, horsefeathers! If you've ever wondered why the candy is called butterscotch; why a certain southern food is called a hush puppy; why tog supports in a fireplace are known as andirons, or sometimes firedogs, you'll be fascinated by the origins of the more than 600 words discussed in "a book that gets curiouser and curiouser as it goes along" (Son Francisco Chronicle). Zusammenfassung Oh! horsefeathers! If you've ever wondered why the candy is called butterscotch; why a certain southern food is called a hush puppy; why tog supports in a fireplace are known as andirons! or sometimes firedogs! you'll be fascinated by the origins of the more than 600 words discussed in "a book that gets curiouser and curiouser as it goes along" (Son Francisco Chronicle).

Product details

• Authors: Charles E Funk, Charles E. Funk, Charles Earle Funk
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2002
• EAN: 9780060513375
• ISBN: 978-0-06-051337-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Language: reference and general, Lexicography, Dictionaries, Writing and editing guides, Trivia and quiz questions, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, Thesauri, REFERENCE: Trivia, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: General, REFERENCE: Dictionaries, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Lexicography, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Fiction Writing, HUMOR: Form / Trivia, EDUCATION: Reference