Oxford School Dictionary

of Word Origins
 By
John Ayto
Oxford University Press
 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.

Downloadable learning resources, word games, puzzles, and much

more are available for additional online support at
www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools

Oxford University Press

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