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The Story of English in One Hundred Words
The Story of English in One Hundred Words Author:David Crystal David Crystal, draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). It features Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient wor... more »ds ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'),« less