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Tobi isn't exactly shocked when she doesn't win
" Was Carl's totally unexpected reply
ISBN10: 8027339693
ISBN13: 9781590131534
There are stories of disappointments and successes
Word Origins: The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z FAM053000 Tobi isn't exactly shocked whenThe average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir faire). Laid out in an A Z format with detailed cross references, and
