In this short and witty account of origins of many English words, Deborah Warren educates as she entertains--and entertain she does, leading her readers through the amazing labyrinth of the intricacies of related English words. "Language," she writes, "is all about mutation." A former Latin teacher, a gifted poet, and a writer of such playfulness, Deborah Warren will become your friend as well as guide as you join her on her travels through the origins of words like liquor, flowers, laughter, clothes, the devil, magic, death, and onward. Strange to Say is a cornucopia of joyful learning and laughter.