Macmillan, 2013. — 36 p.In 2013, Macmillan Dictionary ran the ‘Stories behind Words’ series on the Macmillan Dictionary Blog.
In the series teachers, authors, linguists and other language enthusiasts were asked to share a personal anecdote about a word (or phrase) that they felt strongly about: a word that had a personal meaning to them.
Many funny, sad and heart-warming stories about interesting terms and phrases - where they came from and how they changed over time - are included in this collection.
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