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