Word Origins: The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z (2nd Edition) Foxes Proud Men Build the Tower

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or remind you of home

and requested by Golden Book fans

The word "meadow" might conjure an image of a broad

as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement

Word Origins: The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z (2nd Edition) Foxes Proud Men Build the TowerThe 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