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  • A B C ET CETERA
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    A B C ET CETERA
    ALEXANDER HUMEZ / NICHOLAS HUMEZ
    In classic abecedarian fashion A B C Et Cetera, originally published in 1985, takes from the rich Roman cornucopia more than enough to demonstrate the fact that sixty percent of our working vocabulary descends directly from the Latin. Nothing in Roman culture – and Romance – is beyond the measure and mischief of the brothers Humez: not unicorns, Vestal Virgins, and maledicta ba...

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  • ALPHA TO OMEGA
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    ALPHA TO OMEGA
    ALEXANDER HUMEZ / NICHOLAS HUMEZ
    Originally published in 1981, Alpha to Omega is divided into twenty-four sections, each of which examines one letter of the Greek alphabet, looking at English words that come from Greek words beginning with the letter under discussion, and exploring the aspects of Greek culture behind the borrowed words. It also includes an examination of letters that were discarded from the Gr...

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  • THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ENGLISH WORDS
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    THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ENGLISH WORDS
    LOUIS HELLER / ALEXANDER HUMEZ / MALCAH DROR
    The words of the English language constitute an incredible heritage, and every word has its own unique history. Originally published in 1984, The Private Lives of English Words tells the fascinating stories behind more than 400 words with a particularly interesting philological history. It describes their diverse origins and the intricate ways in which their meanings and forms ...

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