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| #3443578 in Books | 1999-12-02 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.30 x1.50 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 640 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| History as told through word coinages|By Dennis Littrell|Lexicographer John Ayto of the Oxford English Dictionary, that august authority on the English language, wrote this interesting book on neologisms for the Oxford University Press. As such there is a notable Brit bias to the text featuring many words and phrases never current in the States or anywhere outside of Englan
In Twentieth Century Words, lexicographer John Ayto takes us on an exhilarating tour of our century, charting it decade by decade by way of the words we've coined to mark our passage through time. Ayto looks at some 5,000 words and meanings, from "flapper" to "flower power" to "road rage." We learn the birth dates of words such as "movie" (1910s), "barbecue" (1930s), Beatlemania (1960s), and "foodie" (1980s). Ayto also treats us to many surprises as wel...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Twentieth Century Words | John Ayto. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
