The life of guy : Guy Fawkes, the Gunpowder Plot, and the unlikely history of an indispensable word /

""Guy"" and ""guys"" are used so ubiquitously in daily conversation, we scarcely notice them. But both derive from the name of England's greatest terrorist, Guy Fawkes. Acclaimed expert on words Allan Metcalf dives deep into the strange and unprecedented...

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Main Author:	Metcalf, Allan A. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Fawkes, Guy, > 1570-1606. Fawkes, Guy, > 1570-1606 Guy (The English word) Gunpowder Plot, 1605. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Historical & Comparative. Linguistics. Etymology. 1605 Electronic books.
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