The Word Origin 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: words, cliches, expressions, and brand names

by Gregory McNamee

Learn the noteworthy roots behind words and phrases such as Skype, back to square one, woodchuck, motley crew, IKEA, eschew, and more. Insights into the origins range from amusing, to thought-provoking, to sometimes simply bizarre.

Entertaining etymological tidbits greet language lovers with daily lessons from The Word Origin 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar in the derivation of words, cliches, expressions, and brand names.

640 pages, Calendar

First published June 11, 2013

About the author

Gregory McNamee is a writer, journalist, editor, photographer, and publisher. He is the author or title-page editor of thirty-five books and more than four thousand periodical publications, including articles, essays, reviews, interviews, editorials, poems, and short stories.