Pegi Williams Book Shop
Children's  Book  Specialists

LATEST NEWS


<<BACK TO LIST All prices are in Aust dollars, include GST and are subject to change without notice.


OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORD ORIGINS 
Author:   John Ayto  
RRP:   $28.95
Online Price :  $26.06
10+ Copy Price :  $24.61         
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Dictionary/Thesaurus/Atlas 
ISBN:   9780192733740
Category:   Dictionary
Published:   14/05/2013
Availability:   On Order
We currently have stock of this title on order with the publishers. Place your order now to secure your copy.


DESCRIPTION:

This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and 'mind-boggling' words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words and much more. John Ayto, top word expert, entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary and language reference tool.



  Other Titles By This AuthorBooks - of     Show All  
OXFORD DICTIONARY OF MODERN SLANG, THE
OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORD ORIGINS
WORD ORIGINS

Your Shopping List has been updated