by Evan Morris · Algonquin Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9781565122390
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«The Word Detective» is Evan Morris's popular essay on English etymology, published by Algonquin Books in hardback (228 pages, in English).
Evan Morris brings together 150 of his newspaper columns on the English language, in which he responds with humour to readers' questions about the origin and meaning of everyday words and expressions. The book also includes thematic sections devoted to euphemisms, eponyms and onomatopoeia.
First edition, published on 22 September 2000, with bibliographic references at the end.
For language enthusiasts and etymology fans who appreciate a humorous tone.
