Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 546
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ISBN-10 : 9781446415115
ISBN-13 : 1446415112
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Book Synopsis Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat by : Alex Games

Download or read book Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat written by Alex Games and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology. Author, humorist and word-sleuth Alex Games uncovers the trends, innovations and scandals that have shaped the meanings of our most popular words and expressions, from Chaucer to Internet jargon and Ancient Greek to American slang. Who was the original Jack the Lad, Gordon Bennett or Bloody Mary? Where do dodgy geezers and hooligans come from? What are skeldering, dithering and sabre-rattling? This amusing but rigorously researched account of English words and their origins combines the findings of the major BBC TV series and the nationwide Wordhunt, and is an entertaining treasure trove for English-language lovers everywhere.


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