Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent
A lively, accessible tour of the hidden histories behind everyday English words, revealing surprising origins, migrations and shifts in meaning that lie beneath familiar vocabulary. Through short, anecdote-rich entries the book traces words back to Old English, Latin, French and beyond, showing how social change, technology and cultural misunderstandings reshaped them. Playful yet authoritative, it pairs linguistic detective work with historical context to turn etymology into a series of illuminating stories that show how language preserves traces of the past.
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