Altered English Free

Author: Jeffrey Kacirk
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0764920197

Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words

Over the centuries, innumerable English words have drifted from their original purposes and acquired vastly different meanings - some subtle and others not so. Download Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Author Jeffrey Kacirk, a man intrigued by words, has sifted through mountains of discarded meanings to arrive at almost 1,500 entries in this fascinating romp through the ever-changing world of lexicography. As he puts it, his goal is to "leave the reader with a sense of where many modern usages may have come from, or in some cases have strayed, whether we choose to think of the changes as corruptions or improvements." Study the altered meanings in this erudite but fun book and you'll be able to "razzle-dazzle" (originally, a daylong drinking bout) your friends and acquaintances. So Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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