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Sticklers, Sideburns & Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases Hardcover - 2008

by Graeme Donald; Andrew Wiest; William Shepherd

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Graeme Donald has been researching the origins of words, nursery rhymes, superstitions and popular misconceptions for years. For the ten years that Today newspaper was on the stands he wrote a daily column exploring such material and also wrote for The Mirror and The Age in Melbourne. He devised and set the questions for Back to Square One, a word-origins based panel game which ran for eight series on BBC Radio 2 and BBC World Service.

He has also guested on countless radio and television shows, either to explain words and customs at special times - Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. - or simply to field listeners' or viewers' question.

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  • Title Sticklers, Sideburns & Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases
  • Author Graeme Donald; Andrew Wiest; William Shepherd
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing (UK), U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-10-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781846033001 / 1846033004
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.48 x 4.98 x 1.18 in (19.00 x 12.65 x 3.00 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English language, English language - Etymology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008301403
  • Dewey Decimal Code 422

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"...Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis is consistent in content, formatting, and layout. Each word is accompanied by a paragraph of its history (or more, as the case may be) as to how the word came into the language. Even mayonnaise, which I dip my French fries into much to the horror of ketchup-loving friends, has its origin in the military (a victory dinner with very few ingredients resulted in the invention on mahonnaise in the Port of Mahon by a military chef).

Graeme Donald has taken great pains to research the word origins in his book and makes a point of not relying solely on English experts but also on military experts who sometimes have a different view on the origins of a word. For words with unresolved disagreements, Donald provides both (along with his e-mail if you want to weigh in on which version is right).

Overall, this is a compact and well-done book that can be read cover to cover or in random bits as the mood strikes you." -www.booklorn.com
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Osprey Publishings' FUBAR - 2007's dictionary of military slang - was widely praised, and received wide coverage in national media circles, including featuring in an article in The Spectator

About the author

Graeme Donald has been researching the origins of words, nursery rhymes, superstitions and popular misconceptions for years. For the ten years that Today newspaper was on the stands he wrote a daily column exploring such material and also wrote for The Mirror and The Age in Melbourne. He devised and set the questions for Back to Square One, a word-origins based panel game which ran for eight series on BBC Radio 2 and BBC World Service.

He has also guested on countless radio and television shows, either to explain words and customs at special times - Christmas, Easter, Halloween, etc. - or simply to field listeners' or viewers' question.

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