Phraseology by Barbara Kipfer

Phraseology by Barbara Kipfer

The Amazing Secrets of the Phrases We Use Everyday

Phraseology is the ultimate collection of everything you never knew about the wonderful phrases found in the English language. It contains information about phrase history and etymology; unusual, lost, or uncommon phrases; how phrases are formed; and more than 7,000 facts about common English phrases.

Practical enough to be used as a reference book but so fun that every book lover will want to read it straight through, Phraseology contains such engrossing tidbits as:

• ACROS THE BOARD is an allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race
• ARTESIAN WEL gets its name from Artois, where such wells were first made
• BEST MAN originated in Scotland, where the groom kidnapped his bride with the aid of friends, including the toughest and bravest - the best man.

Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD is the author of many list and reference books. Barbara has an MPhil and PhD in Linguistics from University of Exeter, a PhD in Archaeology, an MA in Buddhist Studies from Greenwich University, and a BS in Physical Education from Valparaiso University. A lexicographer and part-time archaeologist, Barbara is the managing editor of Lexico LLC.

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ISBN 13	9781402212871
ISBN 10	1402212879
Title	Phraseology
Author	Barbara Kipfer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc
Year published	2008-10-01
Number of pages	320
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