A Pleasury of Word and Phrase Origins by Richard Lederer

A Pleasury of Word and Phrase Origins by Richard Lederer

To the man or woman who knows its origin, each word presents a picture, no matter how ordinary it may appear. Illuminating the faded image of a time-hallowed word or phrase throws light on who we are and where we came from.
What does indenting a paragraph have to do with teeth? What's the origin of The cat's got your tongue? Why do we call left-handers southpaws? You'll find the answers in these pages, as best-selling language author Richard Lederer passionately and humorously explores the history and mystery of everyday language.

Richard Lederer is the author of more than fifty books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current books, Richard Lederer's Ultimate Book of Literary Trivia and So That's What It Means He is a founding co-host of A Way With Words broadcast on Public Radio.
Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, Lederer on Language, appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.
He lives in San Diego with his wife, Simone van Egeren.

Richard Lederer, Ph.D., has written over thirty volumes on the English language, including Anguished English, A Man of Mine Words, Comma Sense, and, most recently, Word Wizard. His nationally syndicated column Looking at Language runs in newspapers and magazines across the country, and he is a regular radio language analyst. He and his wife, Simone van Egeren, live in San Diego.

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Title	A Pleasury of Word and Phrase Origins
Author	Richard Lederer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Waterside Productions
Year published	2021-10-01
Number of pages	136
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