{"product_id":"9780199551026-secondhand-gallimaufry-a-hodgepodge-of-our-vanishing-vocabulary","title":"Gallimaufry: A Hodgepodge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Michael Quinion\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 288\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a gallimaufry anyway? And when did you last hear someone refer to the wireless? What was the original paraphernalia? Would you wear a billycock? Language is always changing, and here Michael Quinion, author of the bestselling POSH and Other Language Myths, has gathered together some fascinating examples of words and meanings which have vanished from our language. Sometimes a word is lost when the thing it describes becomes obsolete, sometimes it survives in a figurative sense while the original meaning is lost, and sometimes it simply gives way to a more popular alternative. The story of these and many other words opens a window into the lives of past speakers of the English language.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025425752283,"sku":"9780199551026-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780199551026-us-300.jpg?v=1710324381","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780199551026-secondhand-gallimaufry-a-hodgepodge-of-our-vanishing-vocabulary","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}