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A Hog on Ice - by  Charles E Funk (Paperback) - 1 of 1

A Hog on Ice - by Charles E Funk (Paperback)

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  • From "mad as a wet hen" to "corn dodger" and "hobgoblin," Charles Funk's collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin.
  • Author(s): Charles E Funk
  • 224 Pages
  • Language + Art + Disciplines, Alphabets & Writing Systems

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In this fun collection of over 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that people use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced the expressions back through the years in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, and give his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.



Book Synopsis



From "mad as a wet hen" to "corn dodger" and "hobgoblin," Charles Funk's collections of curious words and expressions are a treasure trove of word origin.

Where did expressions like this come from anyway?

Now finally we'll know what "letting the cat out of the bag" or "going on wild-goose chase" refers to. In this fun collection of over 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years-in some cases centuries-in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or, at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.



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He's as independent as a hog on ice!

Where did expressions like this come from anyway?

Now finally we'll know what "letting the cat out of the bag" or "going on a wild-goose chase" refers to. In this fun collection of more than 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years -- in some cases centuries -- in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.



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"Simultaneously tickles and informs." - New York Times

"The nice thing about Mr. Funk's book is his willingness to turn his selections around slowly and have a look at them from all sides....The reader will be amused almost always, surprised a good part of the time, and informed throughout." - San Francisco Chronicle

"Writing as the vaudevillian used to play the fiddle, for his own amazement, Dr. Funk has set down with humor and scholarship the best and most plausible explanations he could pry out of past records and living persons."- - New York Times


Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .57 Inches (D)
Weight: .39 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Alphabets & Writing Systems
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Charles E Funk
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2002
TCIN: 76910967
UPC: 9780060513290
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-3045
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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