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From famous wordsmith Tom Read Wilson comes another breathtaking adventure through the English language. Discover the fascinating origin stories behind the words we use in this delightful follow-up to Every Word Tells a Story. Did you know, for example, that: The word 'astronaut' means 'star...

Have you ever noticed a time when someone spoke out a word to your child that sat so wrong with you? Or worst, have you been the one to say a word that you later realized it’s not what you would want your children to be when they grow up? I’ve been there, Yes, me too, and I didn’t mean it! Mama I know you didn’t mean it either! But let’s be honest we’ve let it slide to not offend anyone and that has caused us to silently agree with words and phrases such as troublemaker, hyper, crazy, wild one, silly or dummy. These may not seem harmful to you until you start seeing your child ...