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Words Wrought by Writers
William Shakespeare's written vocabulary consisted of 17,245 words, including hundreds that were coined or popularized by him. Some of the words never went further than their appearance in his plays, but others-like bedazzled, hurry, critical, and anchovy-are essential parts of our standard vocabulary today.Many other famous and lesser-known writers have contributed to the popular lexicon. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Sir Walter Scott ranks second to Shakespeare in first uses of words and giving a new and distinct meaning to already existing words (Free Lances for freelancers). John Milton minted such terms as earthshaking, lov…
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- ISBN: 978-1-62040-540-6
- EAN: 9781620405406
- Produktnummer: 19427762
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H21.7 cm x B14.6 cm x D2.1 cm 378 g
- Abbildungen: B&W t/o
- Gewicht: 378
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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Paul Dickson
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