{"product_id":"9781466863194","title":"You've Got Ketchup on Your Muumuu: An A-to-Z Guide to English Words from Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom one of America's top wordsmiths, a lively survey of words from abroad that make English a truly international language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith dry wit and remarkable erudition, Eugene Ehrlich's \u003ci\u003eYou've Got Ketchup on Your Muumuu\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on an eye-opening tour of our ever-changing language, showing us how English has, throughout its history, seamlessly sewn words from other languages into its original fabric. The language we call our own has in fact been culled from the languages of ancient invaders, such as the Romans, the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes, and the French. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEhrlich's comprehensive research and vast lingual experience bring to light the origins of some of our most popular and well-used words. For example, \u003ci\u003egraffiti\u003c\/i\u003e is shown to come from the Italian word meaning \"scratches.\" The word for one of our favorite French pastries, \u003ci\u003eéclair\u003c\/i\u003e, means \"lightning flash.\" And \u003ci\u003eketchup\u003c\/i\u003e comes from the Chinese Ke-Jap, which means \"fish sauce.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEhrlich illuminates the origins, purposes, and meanings of once-foreign words that have become part of the rich texture of our language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144000913648,"sku":"9781466863194","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466863194_p0.jpg?v=1769891597","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466863194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}