Another word a day part 25 potx

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... Another Word A Day ffirs.qxd 7/21/05 12:07 PM Page i Another Word A Day An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English Anu Garg John Wiley & Sons, ... specifically disclaim any implied war- ranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales mat...

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... mad about his flat,he really loves his apart- ment. An American,in exactly the same words, is angry about hav- ing a flat tire. Well, maybe British and American are two different languages. This book ... obsolete). 2 ANOTHER WORD A DAY cintro.qxd 7/21/05 12:08 PM Page 2 43 Miscellaneous Words II 178 telic ● saltant ● conurbation ● trade-last ● tardigrade 44 Words That Aren’t What They...

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... the Russian advances—real and imagined—in Central Asia, the Himalayas and Tibet.” —New York Times gambit (GAM-bit) noun 1. An opening in which a pawn or another piece is sacri- ficed to obtain a strategic ... And she’s an Oxfordian, a believer in Edward de Vere as the real Shakespeare.” —Montreal Gazette EARLS WHO BECAME WORDS (OR PLACES THAT BECAME WORDS) 11 Whodunit The battle rages,...

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... from gamba (leg). ● “North Korea will no doubt try to gain maximum advantage by playing South Korea,America and Japan off against each other. If it fails to get the result—and the cash—it wants ... Economist 22 ANOTHER WORD A DAY The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. — CARL SAGAN, astronomer and author (1934–1996) Hasta Mañana These three possibilities for the word ano...

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... Economist 32 ANOTHER WORD A DAY Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. — HANLON’S RAZOR Bard Bettered Several years ago, I heard a delightful story about Isaac Bashe- vis ... other language, and that some words were in fact untranslatable. As an example Singer picked the word chutzpah,saying that its being an untranslat- able word he was...

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... mittere. 38 ANOTHER WORD A DAY I never vote for anyone; I always vote against. — W. C. F IELDS, comedian (1880–1946) cmp01.qxd 7/21/05 12:12 PM Page 38 W hat do a magazine and an albatross have in ... lasche (slack), ultimately from Latin laxare (to loosen). When you admire the “lush” decor of an apartment, sign a “lease,” simply “relax,” or use a “laxative,” you are employing t...

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... this [AAA] card as a talisman against auto- motive calamity should know that, in doing so, they lend sup- port to an agenda in favor of road building, against pollution control and even auto-safety ... auto-safety measures—that helps deepen the automotive calamity afflicting the nation as a whole.” —Harper’s Magazine WORDS BORROWED FROM ARABIC 47 I have always imagined that paradise will b...

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... Seattle,Washington cmp02.qxd 7/21/05 12:14 PM Page 59 From Middle English cataracte,from Latin cataracta,from Greek katarraktes (waterfall, portcullis, floodgate), from katarassein (to dash down). ... cummings, Hughes, or Yeats overhead. It has also been a chance for me to start to learn a little about Dutch and Belgian poets such as T’Hooft, Lodezein, and Marsman. A block or so from our...

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... from the Latin word caput (head). Such words are called cognates. On the other hand, we have false cognates, also known as false friends. These are words that appear to be related but have com- pletely ... and father of Laurene, Miriam,Tycko,Timothy, Sarabeth, Marie, Dawnita,Anna Leah,Alexander, and Caleb. Clearly, my wife is neither impregnable nor inconceivable— and she certainly is beara...

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