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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds

Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds

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Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 09 October 2025
Publisher: John Murray Press

A dazzling illumination of the astonishing kaleidoscope that is the English language, Useless Etymology explores and examines the words we use every day - and why we use them - with a joyful blend of wit, wonder and whimsy.

Weight: 382g
Dimension: 206 x 142 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399809184

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