by Jess Zafarris
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Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"? Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Romance language if 60% of our words are Latin-derived? Did Shakespeare really invent 1,700 words, and if not, why the heck do we say that he did? Why is the English language stuffed with so many synonyms? Let's be real: English can seem pretty bonkers. And
Genres: Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9781399809207
305 pages
Published: 2025-10-09
Publisher: Chambers, Harrap Publishers Ltd