Gallimaufry: A Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing VocabularyOxford University Press, 2006 - 272 sider 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 in Gallimaufry: A Hodge-Podge of Words Vanishing from Our Vocabulary Michael Quinion 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. |
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... needed to rush off to some exotic location , such as Norwood or Leatherhead , their first action was frequently the same as modern men in a hurry — they called a cab . These were horse - driven , of course : motorized ones didn't appear ...
... needed to rush off to some exotic location , such as Norwood or Leatherhead , their first action was frequently the same as modern men in a hurry — they called a cab . These were horse - driven , of course : motorized ones didn't appear ...
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... needed , but the idea took a long time to die in everyday vocabulary and hasn't quite vanished even now . Etherogram was said at the time to be Marconi's prefer- ence , since he felt that Marconigram savoured too much of self ...
... needed , but the idea took a long time to die in everyday vocabulary and hasn't quite vanished even now . Etherogram was said at the time to be Marconi's prefer- ence , since he felt that Marconigram savoured too much of self ...
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... needed more words : during the period of the Renaissance , activities of all sorts broadened as a result of a new spirit of inquiry and exploration and English vocabulary needed to enlarge to cope with it . Shakespeare , for example ...
... needed more words : during the period of the Renaissance , activities of all sorts broadened as a result of a new spirit of inquiry and exploration and English vocabulary needed to enlarge to cope with it . Shakespeare , for example ...
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