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Charles Earle Funk

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Charles Earle Funk was an American lexicographer.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Funk family who owned the publisher Funk & Wagnalls; Dr. Isaac Funk was his uncle.[4]

Funk wrote several etymological dictionaries, including Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins, A Hog On Ice & Other Curious Expressions, Heavens To Betsy & Other Curious Expressions, Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words, and 2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions: From White Elephants to Song & Dance.

Charles Earle Funk

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Charles Earle Funk was an American lexicographer.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Funk family who owned the publisher Funk & Wagnalls; Dr. Isaac Funk was his uncle.[4]

Funk wrote several etymological dictionaries, including Thereby Hangs a Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins, A Hog On Ice & Other Curious Expressions, Heavens To Betsy & Other Curious Expressions, Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words, and 2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions: From White Elephants to Song & Dance.

Books from Charles Earle Funk

Thereby Hangs a Tale

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Heavens to Betsy!: And Other Curious Sayings

3.2/5 ( ratings)

A Hog on Ice and Other Curious Expressions

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Horsefeathers and Other Curious Words

3.4/5 ( ratings)

What's the Name, Please?

3.4/5 ( ratings)

2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to a Song & Dance

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Heavens to Betsy and Other Curious Sayings

3.4/5 ( ratings)