and the amazing stories behind them Cryer, Max. creator text globe bibliography nyu New York Chicago Skyhorse Pub. ALA Editions c2010 2010 monographic eng Eng

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320 p. ; 21 cm. "In day-to-day speech, we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term "bad hair day," or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglass invented the name and use of "canned laughter" for television, or that "cold turkey" as a term for quitting something immediately was popularized by the novel and movie (starring Frank Sinatra) The Man with the Golden Arm? Here you'll learn the origins of phrases like: Credibility gap ; Ginormous ; Metrosexual ; The Mile High Club ; My lips are sealed ; The opera's not over until the fat lady sings ; Supermarket ; Supermodel ; There's no accounting for taste ; Thick as thieves ; And hundreds more!."--Publisher's website. Max Cryer. Includes bibliographical references. English language Terms and phrases Dictionaries English language Idioms Dictionaries English language Etymology Dictionaries Idiomas inglés Términos y Diccionarios frances Idiomas inglés Diccionarios modismos Idiomas Inglés Etimología Diccionarios R PE 1689 C957c 2010 423 9781616081430 (alk. paper) 1616081430 (alk. paper) 2010023863 DLC 100610 20230410143500.0 115757