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Take an enchanting tour through the tangled roots of Englis
Quick, what is the common denominator of the following words: onion, twinkle, travel, squad, foist, semester, October, noon, and dicker? By the time you finish reading Dubious Doublets, the answer will be as obvious to you as the relationship between lettuce and galaxy, nostril and thrill, or witch and vegetable
This surprising, enlightening, and entertaining guide uses a delightfully innovative approach to explore the evolution, lineage, and proliferation of words. Beginning with pairs of seemingly unrelated modern English words?dubious doublets?the author traces them back through the millennia to reveal not only their common roots, but also the living thoughts that form the true links between these improbable pairs
You?ll discover, for example, why the words flamenco and flamingo are both related to the complexions of the Dutch, how the biblical son of Isaac is related to a French garment and a Halloween decoration, and what going berserk has to do with playing hopscotch. You'll also uncover the common roots of such seemingly incompatible dyads as bully/friar, muscle/mouse, and everyone?s favorite, feather/hippopotamus
Richly supplemented with cultural anecdotes, literary excerpts, and lively discussions on a broad variety of relevant topics?not to mention a series of whimsical illustrations that offer intriguing clues to word origins?Dubious Doublets is, quite simply, a word buff?s delight.
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STEWART EDELSTEIN is a practicing attorney who has studied etymology for more than thirty years, ever since his introduction to the subject as an undergraduate at Oberlin College. Edelstein has published two Op-Ed pieces in the New York Times and teaches a course in trial advocacy at Yale Law School.
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