Gallimaufry: A hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary (Paperback)

by Michael Quinion (Author)

No customer reviews yet. Be the first.

List Price:	CDN$ 19.95
Price:	CDN$ 14.40 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details
You Save:	CDN$ 5.55 (28%)
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Only 4 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

9 new from CDN$ 5.91 2 used from CDN$ 7.26

Frequently Bought Together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Port Out Starboard Home

by Michael Quinion

2.0 out of 5 stars (1) CDN$ 10.79

Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

by David Wilton

CDN$ 11.51

› Explore similar items

Product Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oct 11 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199551022
ISBN-13: 978-0199551026
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 323 g
Average Customer Review: No customer reviews yet. Be the first.
Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #285,781 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
Popular in this category:
#68 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Reference > Words & Language > Etymology

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Review

`Review from previous edition I have bought my husband's Christmas present' Dot Wordsworth, The Spectator

`A fascinating book, full of the kind of authoritative information his readers have come to expect' Jonathon Green, World Wide Words

Product Description

What is a gallimaufry anyway? And when did you last hear someone refer to the wireless? What was the original paraphernalia? Would you wear a billycock? Language is always changing, and here Michael Quinion, author of the bestselling POSH and Other Language Myths, has gathered together some fascinating examples of words and meanings which have vanished from our language. Sometimes a word is lost when the thing it describes becomes obsolete, sometimes it survives in a figurative sense while the original meaning is lost, and sometimes it simply gives way to a more popular alternative. The story of these and many other words opens a window into the lives of past speakers of the English language.

See all Product Description

Inside This Book (Learn More)