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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Interesting book on words #158769 04/20/2006 6:36 AM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6 Szczecin, Poland miros stranger miros stranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6 Szczecin, Poland Czesc (= Hello) I'd like to recommend a book about words (maybe you know it, maybe it was discussed, anyway...) TROUBLESOME WORDS by BILL BRYSON (Penguin Books 2001) I found it useful. For example it clarified the differnce between ALBUMIN and ALBUMEN. Love / M. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Interesting book on words #158770 04/20/2006 11:45 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Thanks, miros. I have that book, and recommend it, as I do everything Bill Bryson has so far published! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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