Port out, starboard home: and other language myths / Michael Quinion
2005, Index Books Edition. London: Penguin Books. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #336744
ISBN: 0140515348
Physical description: XVI, 282 pages. Summary: In this entertaining and fascinating text on the origins of words and expressions, Michael Quinion retells the mythic tales that have become popular currency and tries to find and explain the true stories behind the origins of phrases. Subjects: English language; Terms and phrases. English language Etymology. English language. Genre: Bibliography. Terms and phrases.
Price: €10.95