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1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know

By W. R. Runyan

Release : 2010-11-11

Genre : Quotations, Books, Reference, Business & Personal Finance, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Improvement, Business Reference, Humor

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As times change so do the things we use and what we call them. W.R. Runyan has compiled a fascinating collection of words and phrases that, once common everywhere in America, are little known today. This book is a celebration of our linguistic past that will be a treat from word lovers everywhere. Do you know any of these: Snaffle, Steelie, Gully Washer, Cabriolet, Calk, Hardpan, Carbuncle, Pie Bird, Fid, or Hame? Did you know that a “Horse Apple” is actually an orange? Or that “Rolley Holley” is a marble game? With over one hundred illustrations, this is a book that will take you on a walk back in time and give you a chance to hear from generations past—in their own voice, with their own words.

1,001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn't Know

By W. R. Runyan

Release : 2010-11-11

Genre : Quotations, Books, Reference, Business & Personal Finance, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Improvement, Business Reference, Humor

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
As times change so do the things we use and what we call them. W.R. Runyan has compiled a fascinating collection of words and phrases that, once common everywhere in America, are little known today. This book is a celebration of our linguistic past that will be a treat from word lovers everywhere. Do you know any of these: Snaffle, Steelie, Gully Washer, Cabriolet, Calk, Hardpan, Carbuncle, Pie Bird, Fid, or Hame? Did you know that a “Horse Apple” is actually an orange? Or that “Rolley Holley” is a marble game? With over one hundred illustrations, this is a book that will take you on a walk back in time and give you a chance to hear from generations past—in their own voice, with their own words.

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