Why You Say it: The Fascinating Stories Behindover 600 Everyday Words and Phrases

Garrison, Webb; Webb Garrison

ISBN 10: 1558531289 / ISBN 13: 9781558531284

Published by Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN, 1992

About this Item

356 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine.

Seller Inventory # 2iiDc0038

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why You Say it: The Fascinating Stories Behindover 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press, Nashville, TN
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558531289
• ISBN 13: 9781558531284
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Bruce Gore (Cover Design); Harriet Bateman (Design)
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference Books
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research
  • English Language, Grammar, Writing & Use

About this title

Synopsis

The Fascinating stories behind over 600 everyday words and phrases such as...

Shindig - A veteran square dance caller will tell you that bruised shins result from the swigging feet of beginning dancers. A dance that leaves telltale marks on the lower legs of participants is a shindig.

Alibi - The word is taken straight from Latin and means "elsewhere." The perfect "alibi" is to prove one was "elsewhere" when the deed was done.

And many more...

About the Author

Garrison was associate dean of Emory University and president of McKendree College.