Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat

by Alex Games

Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat takes a humorous tour through the fascinating, sometimes tragic, and often surprising history of the English language and its etymology.

Author, humorist and word-sleuth Alex Games uncovers the trends, innovations and scandals that have shaped the meanings of our most popular words and expressions, from Chaucer to Internet jargon and Ancient Greek to American slang. Who was the original Jack the Lad,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846076102
• ISBN13: 9781846076107
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Ebury Publishing
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.8"