Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
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- Author：Peter Jones
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Summary
Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture， telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words。 Taking in every aspect of the ancient world， including science， religion， military matters， politics and literature， Jones shows just how much the English language owes to the ancient Romans and the role Latin has played in the creation of our vast vocabulary。
Reviews
Michael Moore
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What do i think， Hmmmmm。 Well not a bad read （could have had more pictures， peter） you get a better sence of where the English Language got screwed up， should'a kept with Latin。 What do i think， Hmmmmm。 Well not a bad read （could have had more pictures， peter） you get a better sence of where the English Language got screwed up， should'a kept with Latin。 。。。more
Abani
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I personally liked this book as it reminded me of those days when I used to read dictionaries。 But this was even more fun with the historical anecdotes and the author’s witty remarks。 This made me look at English in a different light and learning how it developed over the centuries was intriguing。 How some words were completely different from what they used to be before， to how a lot of factors contributed to make them what they’re called today; this just kept me asking for more eccentric storie I personally liked this book as it reminded me of those days when I used to read dictionaries。 But this was even more fun with the historical anecdotes and the author’s witty remarks。 This made me look at English in a different light and learning how it developed over the centuries was intriguing。 How some words were completely different from what they used to be before， to how a lot of factors contributed to make them what they’re called today; this just kept me asking for more eccentric stories。 I want to learn Latin even more now。 。。。more
Paul Cloutier
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Super fun concept and lots of great insights but kind of more of a dictionary/encyclopedia。 It’s formatted by word and feels like it could have had a little more narrative flow。 But still learned a lot of interesting roots of words and how English got this way。
Rex Brampton
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I was so looking forward to this when I read the title and the blurb。 Sadly it didn't live up to expectations。 After a few chapters it was a bit like reading the dictionary， but not quite as well organised。 Footnotes appeared at random and seemed to have little to do with the text they were attached to。 As topics recurred in the various sections it became a bit repetitive。 The jokes were mildly amusing， and gave the impression that they've gone down very well in classrooms for many years。 Mr Jon I was so looking forward to this when I read the title and the blurb。 Sadly it didn't live up to expectations。 After a few chapters it was a bit like reading the dictionary， but not quite as well organised。 Footnotes appeared at random and seemed to have little to do with the text they were attached to。 As topics recurred in the various sections it became a bit repetitive。 The jokes were mildly amusing， and gave the impression that they've gone down very well in classrooms for many years。 Mr Jones is obviously very well read， but I found this format too disjointed and a chore to plough on to the end。 。。。more
Paige Ellis
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This is a must read for anyone with even a remote interest in etymology or in the Romans。 Peter Jones is a master at writing conversationally， and his enthusiasm and mannerisms subtly trick the reader into learning and absorbing all of the information placed in front of them。
Amanda Witt
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A well laid out book in terms of subject matter and using examples of original Latin and Greek to explain word and language origins。
Lokyan Ng
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