| Literary Blunders Contributor(s): Wheatley, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 141913065X ISBN-13: 9781419130656 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: The following etymological guesses are not so good, but they are worthy of registration. One boy described a blackguard as one who has been a shoeblack, '' while another thought he was a man dressed in black.'' Polite'' is said to be derived from Pole, '' owing to the affability of the Polish race. Heathen'' means covered with heath''; but this explanation is commonplace when compared with the brilliant guess--Heathen, from Latin haethum, ' faith, and en, ' not.'' |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Short Stories - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | Humor |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.44 lbs) 108 pages |
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