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Devious Derivations:Popular Misconceptions--and More Than 1,000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases - Hugh Rawson - Paperback

Devious Derivations:Popular Misconceptions--and More Than 1,000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases - Hugh Rawson - Paperback

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  • ISBN-13: 9780595002870
  • ISBN: 0595002870
  • Edition: 1
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated

AUTHOR

Rawson, Hugh

SUMMARY

This complete summary packed with colorful and educational anecdotes offers information about the odd origins of such diverse words and phrases as condom, sirloin, horse latitudes, harlot, and shyster.Rawson, Hugh is the author of 'Devious Derivations:Popular Misconceptions--and More Than 1,000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases - Hugh Rawson - Paperback' with ISBN 9780595002870 and ISBN 0595002870.

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