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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | ""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 history of America's favorite and most controversial pronoun. Along the way, a cast of characters as interesting as Guy Fawkes himself make an appearance, including kings and queens of England, popes, George Washington, show tunes' crooners, and today's Occupy protesters. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190060794 0190060794 0190669225 9780190669218 0190669217 9780190669225 |