Strange Bedfellows by Howard Richler

When reading Strange Bedfellows: The Private Lives of Words expect to learn the unexpected truth about the past lives of many words. You will discover why gossiping in church is etymologically proper and that words such as “avocado” and “porcelain” have past associations with some of the nether regions of the body that have been conveniently forgotten by the lovers of fruit and fine china.
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The Private Lives of Words
English
Fiction
2010
978-1-55380-100-9
Ronsdale Press
Vancouver
2010
164
softcover