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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
William & Mary Morris
NY (Harper) 1977
Innbundet, 654 sider
ISBN: 0-06-013058-X
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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins repre- sents the culmination of twenty-five years of research into the fascinating and little-known stories behind words and expressions that we use every day. The Morrises have been aided in their search by the contributions of thousands of readers of their daily syndicated column, "Words, Wit and Wisdom' which appears in newspapers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan.
In addition, many of the Morrises' celebrated friends have made useful and often amusing contributions. Charles Berlitz, master of thirty-two languages and skilled scuba diver, contributed the inside story of the Law of Martinis, which isn't at all what you might think. Bruce Catton contributed a fascinating sidelight to the story of General Hooker's hookers. Gerald Carson set the Morrises straight on the matter of Getting Down to Brass Tacks and aided in the discovery of the very earliest appearance of Motel. Leo Rosten persuaded the authors that words like chutzpah, schlep and schlock are Yiddishisms, not Yiddicisms. Though this dictionary is buttressed by the fine scholarship you would expect of the editor of the American Heritage Dictionary and the co-author of the Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage, you will not find a dull page in the book. Indeed, you will find that when you look up a particular word or phrase, your eye will lead you on to the next, then the next, and you will wind up reading page after page. Some of the material in this volume has appeared earlier in three separate volumes by the Morrises devoted to word and phrase origins. However, everything in the Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins has been completely re-edited and, in large part, rewritten. Many hundreds of items appear in print for the first time. You will find such intriguing expressions as:
• The Catbird Seat
• The Bedbug Letter
• Demographics
• Discotheque
• Dot, Dash and the Bathtub Hoax
• The Lobster Shift
• On the Spot
...and thousands more.
A notable feature of this dictionary is that the alphabetical listing of entries is supplemented by an exhaustive index so that all the riches of the volume are at your fingertips. If you don't find what you're seeking in the main body o\ Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, check the index and chances are you'll find it there. In any event, many hours of enjoyable and rewarding reading await you.
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