Words Of A Feather
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| Author | : Graeme Donald |
| Publisher | : Metro Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2015-11-05 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1784189243 |
In this quirky and humorous volume, Graeme Donald explores the fascinating links and curious connections between words. While at first these word pairs may appear to have very little in common, owing to years of linguistic shift, their origins can be traced back to the same root.In exploring these etymological twins, Words of a Feather reveals the oddities of the English language and the fascinating stories that have made our vocabulary so rich.The perfect gift for language lovers and history buffs alike, this beautiful book contains over 200 word pairs with a common ancestry.Is there any PRESTIGE in a STRAITJACKET? When does a CLIQUE become a CLICHÉ? And what has MORRIS DANCING to do with MAURITANIA? In this witty volume, Graeme Donald explores the intriguing links between words with a common origin. Did you know, for example that your attic is named after the Greek capital, or that a flamingo doing flamenco would be the height of vulgarity?Through humorous story-telling, Words of a Feather explores the connections between many other pairings, including:Albatross and AlcatrazBatman and BastardExplode and ApplaudParrot and WigRhubarb and BarbarianSardine and SardonicVillage and VillainYoga and Conjugal
| Author | : bruce meder |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 152 |
| Release | : 2017-10-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0244032181 |
Birds and feathers are symbolic in most cultures of the world. The dove has symbolised peace, the phoenix is associated with regeneration or rebirth. Birds are often seen as messengers, indeed, pigeons have been used for this very purpose. Feathers have been, and still are, used to adorn ourselves. Think, too, of some of our common phrases: birds of a feather flock together, a feather in your cap, as light as a feather, feather-brained, you could have knocked me down with a feather, feather your nest. Feathers are ubiquitous. This collection of 33 short stories each includes references to feathers. In each story the word feather is from a different language. The stories celebrate our diversity and our commonality. They were written as a challenge over a period of 33 days.
| Author | : Francis Horace Teall |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 1892 |
| Genre | : English language |
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| Author | : Johnson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 952 |
| Release | : 1809 |
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| Author | : Federico Garlanda |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 1888 |
| Genre | : Comparative linguistics |
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| Author | : Aik Iskandaryan |
| Publisher | : Litres |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2022-05-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 5041329060 |
William returns to the world of wizards and finds out that an ancient and mysterious place called the «Magic Feather Graveyard’ has chosen him as its new Keeper and now he is connected to it by an unbreakable Magic Contract. He also reconsiders the mysterious legacy from his unknown ancestor – the Magic Feather. And soon it turns out that together with William, a powerful killer of wizards has returned to the Wizard Community and William is his #1 target.
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| Total Pages | : 1260 |
| Release | : 1909 |
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| Author | : Moiz J. Qutbi |
| Publisher | : Notion Press |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2019-12-18 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 1647607868 |
Of Words and Emotions is a collection of poems spanning over a decade. It is the perfect read for a quiet introspective evening, or when you simply want to dive into the various emotions set in rhyme. So real that you will virtually see, touch and smell them. Be it the nostalgia in The Hot Cup of Coffee or the beauty of being free in I Fly. Courage, my Friend will make you want to summon your inner strength and face your fears. So set a date with yourself, atop a mountain, at the beach or on your ride home. This book is sure to fill your heart with empathy to find your true self.
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| Total Pages | : 1004 |
| Release | : 1905 |
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| Author | : Diederik Aerts |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Total Pages | : 366 |
| Release | : 2011-12-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9814383074 |
The present volume is part of the ?Worldviews, Science and Us? series of proceedings. It contains selected contributions on the subject of bridging knowledge and its implications for our perspectives of the world. This volume also represents the proceedings of the interdisciplinary stream of the international workshop (Part 1) Times of Entanglement, 21?22 September 2010 at the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, People's Republic of China in the context of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and, related cutting-edge investigations in the quantum paradigm from discussion panels organized by the Leo Apostel Center for Interdisciplinary studies within the framework of the ?Research on the Construction of Integrating Worldviews? research community set up by the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research. Further information about this research community and a full list of the associated international research centers can be found at http: //www.vub.ac.be/CLEA/res/worldviews/.
