500 Years of New Words: The Fascinating Story of How, When, and Why These Words First Entered the English Language

by Bill Sherk

500 Years of New Words takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the 21st century. All the main entries are arranged not alphabetically by in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed or written down.

Beginning with "America" in 1507 and spanning the centuries to "Marsiphobiphiliac" in 2004 (a person who would love to go...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550025252
• ISBN13: 9781550025255
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.8"

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