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    Title

    Port Out, Starboard Home
    Author

    Michael Quinion
    Product

    Paperback
    List Price £799.00
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    DescriptionCan it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for example, are satisfying meals 'square' rather than any other shape? And how did anyone ever come up with the idea that if you're competent at something you can 'cut the mustard'? Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where they're known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language.
    Release Date2005-09
    AuthorMichael Quinion
    FormatDimensions 11.1x18.0x3.5 cm
    322 pages
    book
    PublisherPenguin UK
    Subject(s)Humor / General
    Humor / Topic / Language
    Language Arts & Disciplines / General
    Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
    Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
    Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Etymology
    Reference / Word Lists


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