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Author Trussell-Cullen, Alan.

Title What did you say? / written by Alan Trussell-Cullen ; illustrated by Kelvin Hawley, .. [and others].

Publication Info. Auckland, N.Z. : Shortland ; Melbourne, Australia : Rigby Education ; Crystal Lake, IL : distributed in the United States of America by Rigby, [1988]
©1988

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Curriculum Materials Center  CMC ELEMENT E.2 RIG 1988 WHATY    Check Shelf
Description 24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Literacy 2000
A Read-about
Literacy 2000.
Read about.
Summary Discusses the origin of the English language and of many English idioms, slang words, and phrases.
Contents Where did our language come from? -- Where do new words come from? -- Invented words -- Words from slang -- Some of our idioms are idiotic -- How some words & phrases came into being -- More word histories -- What did you say? (a play) -- Fictionary (a word game).
Subject English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Idioms -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Slang -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Hawley, Kelvin.
ISBN 0868676241 paperback
9780868676241 paperback
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