A Charm of Words: Essays and Papers on Language |
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Contents
G E MERAL page | 15 |
HENRY WATS ON Fow LER | 63 |
THE ETYMo Lo GY of MEDICINE | 75 |
Copyright | |
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adjective advertising akin American ancient appear applied Australian basic Beatnik become better breath British called caused Celtic century clichés comes common compound derives dialect Dictionary early element empty English entire especially etymology example exist fact fever Fowler French German Greek hence idea important Indo-European influence instance journalist kind known language late Latin latter least less linguistic literally living magic means Medieval merely Middle mind mysticism natural notable noun occurs Old English Old French origin particular pass perhaps period Persian person phrase possessed probably punctuation reference remarked represents result root Sanskrit scholars sense short sometimes speak speech spirit stem story tend theory thing thought tion true Usage usually variant whence wish word writing written
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Charm of Words: Essays and Papers on Language |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1961 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Length | 190 pages |
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