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What's In a Word?: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases

by Webb Garrison | category Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 1558538119
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Language Arts & DisciplinesBy Shakespeare's day, this phrase had been shortened to "God buy you". And later it was shortened again to "good-bye". A fascinating and ever-entertaining encyclopedia of the stories behind such everyday phrases.more


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Registered by hcmd of Hastings, Nebraska USA on 8/4/2008
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Registered by scribblerkate of Overland Park, Kansas USA on 2/25/2006
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