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发表于2024-12-29
What Made the Crocodile Cry? pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
The Blackout Crew have a song with the title 'Put a donk on it' - but what is a 'donk'? Which ending came first: '-ise' or '-ize'? Where does the idea of a 'white elephant' come from? Who decides on the collective noun for something? And what is it that made the crocodile cry? Sparkling with insight and linguistic curiosity, this delightful compendium answers 101 of the most intriguing questions about the English language, from word origins and spelling to grammar and usage. Irresistible to anyone with an interest in the words around them. Supported by Oxford's celebrated dictionary research programme, Susie Dent tackles these and many other fascinating questions in this wonderfully accessible and endlessly entertaining exploration of the English language.
對英語語言現象做瞭探源,彆有一番趣味。你知道浪漫為什麼叫Romance?Bikini為什麼叫比基尼?Oxford Comma是哪種逗號?寶石都怎麼命名?"醉"有哪些說法?感興趣的話,彆錯過這本書。購於慕尼黑。
評分對英語語言現象做瞭探源,彆有一番趣味。你知道浪漫為什麼叫Romance?Bikini為什麼叫比基尼?Oxford Comma是哪種逗號?寶石都怎麼命名?"醉"有哪些說法?感興趣的話,彆錯過這本書。購於慕尼黑。
評分對英語語言現象做瞭探源,彆有一番趣味。你知道浪漫為什麼叫Romance?Bikini為什麼叫比基尼?Oxford Comma是哪種逗號?寶石都怎麼命名?"醉"有哪些說法?感興趣的話,彆錯過這本書。購於慕尼黑。
評分對英語語言現象做瞭探源,彆有一番趣味。你知道浪漫為什麼叫Romance?Bikini為什麼叫比基尼?Oxford Comma是哪種逗號?寶石都怎麼命名?"醉"有哪些說法?感興趣的話,彆錯過這本書。購於慕尼黑。
評分對英語語言現象做瞭探源,彆有一番趣味。你知道浪漫為什麼叫Romance?Bikini為什麼叫比基尼?Oxford Comma是哪種逗號?寶石都怎麼命名?"醉"有哪些說法?感興趣的話,彆錯過這本書。購於慕尼黑。
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What Made the Crocodile Cry? pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024