Casual Lex - by Webb Garrison (Paperback)

Name: Casual Lex - by Webb Garrison (Paperback)
SKU: 1003344944
Price: 9.59 USD
Availability: InStock

undefined out of 5 stars with 0 reviews

5 Questions

$9.59Save $5.40 (36% off)

In Stock

Free & easy returns

Return this item by mail or in store within 90 days for a full refund.

Eligible for registries and wish lists

Save 5% every day

With Target Circle™ Card

About this item

Details

Highlights

Are you a lover of language?Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words.
Author(s): Webb Garrison
256 Pages
Language + Art + Disciplines, Language Arts

Description

About the Book

This retitled and repackaged favorite features timely updating of the most interesting words and phrases and the whole story of where these words and phrases originated.

Book Synopsis

Are you a lover of language?

Awaken your passion for words, and savor the sheer deliciousness of the things people say!

Casual Lex holds the hidden pleasures found in our usage of words. This fresh edition of the classic Why You Say It will turn you on to the fascinating?and often surprising?stories behind everyday words and phrases. Experience Casual Lex and discover:

The phrase hell on wheels comes from the early American practice of renting railway flatcars to create rolling casinos and brothels bound for the Wild West.
Gibberish was the word coined by English villagers to describe the hard-to-understand dialects of certain bands of Gypsies.
Gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnos, which means "naked"?Greek athletes trained and competed in the nude.

If your joy of language has been aroused, then many more surprises await you. After all, even the most formal users of our language can benefit from a little Casual Lex.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)

Weight: .59 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines

Sub-Genre: Language Arts

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Theme: Etymology

Format: Paperback

Author: Webb Garrison

Language: English

Street Date: May 1, 2005

TCIN: 1003344944

UPC: 9781401602185

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-7971

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

If the item details aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping details

Estimated ship dimensions: 0.69 inches length x 5.46 inches width x 8.3 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.59 pounds

We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.

This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO, Alaska, Hawaii

Return details

This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.

This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, delivered to the guest, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or picked up by the guest.

See the return policy for complete information.