Chapter 4

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1. Origins of 1,700 common sayings. Check this out for the origins of 1,700 common sayings.
2. The Urban Dictionary The Urban Dictionary includes more than seven million slang words submitted by users, who also offer and vote on the meanings of the words.
3. Wordsmith Learn all you want to know and more about words at this site Archives go back to 1994.
4. Polysemy Scroll down to some of the examples of polysemy that can provide a clearer picture of how multiple meanings of words work