Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition

A Compendium of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Dictionaries, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Kids
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Author: Lesley M. M. Blume ISBN: 9781452124315
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC Publication: April 9, 2013
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC Language: English
Author: Lesley M. M. Blume
ISBN: 9781452124315
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication: April 9, 2013
Imprint: Chronicle Books LLC
Language: English

Too often, when struggling to find just the right turn of phrase, exclamation of joy, or witty barb, it's easy to forget that history is positively brimming with rich words deserving of rejuvenation. Lesley M. M. Blume gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for use. Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition takes readers on a philological journey through words from the not-too-distant past. From all-overish to zounds, the vintage vernacular collected here will make any reader the cat's meow among friends, relations, and acquaintances.

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Too often, when struggling to find just the right turn of phrase, exclamation of joy, or witty barb, it's easy to forget that history is positively brimming with rich words deserving of rejuvenation. Lesley M. M. Blume gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for use. Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition takes readers on a philological journey through words from the not-too-distant past. From all-overish to zounds, the vintage vernacular collected here will make any reader the cat's meow among friends, relations, and acquaintances.

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