| Title | : | Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Notes of a Word-Watcher |
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| ISBN | : | 1566491665 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781566491662 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 197 |
| Publication | : | First published October 1, 1990 |
One of the best writiers of short essays in English.--Newsweek
Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Notes of a Word-Watcher Reviews
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Never actually finished. Sorta skimmed most of book skipping chapters here and there. Boring for the most part but some interesting isights. Glad I picked it up at the bookstore for one dollar in the winter.
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A fun collection of essays exploring the etymology of a variety of words in the English language.
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When Thomas moved away from biology to language in this book I really felt he took a misstep. I didn't find this very compelling. His biological science stuff is wonderful.
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I loved this book. It's a bit scattered and his logic is sometimes nutty, but I just loved reading it. It was totally brain candy.
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he's a great writer but the subject of word origins tended to get very repetative
