About the Author, Preface,Introduction, 1 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK, 2 NOT ANGLES BUT ANGELS, 3 A FISTFUL OF FALLACIES, 4 THE TOWER OF BABEL, 5 SEMANTIC DRIFT, 6 THE FRENCH CONNECTION, 7 A ROMAN TRIUMPH, 8 A GRIMM TALE, 9 THE GERMANIC COUSINHOOD, 10 A LATIN ROMANCE, 11 A GREEK DRAMA, 12 LOAN OR THEFT?, 13 WORDS AS METAPHORS, 14 SOUND MOVES, 15 TOPS AND TAILS, 16 IT'S ALL IN YOUR GENES, 17 A BURNING QUESTION, 18 TO THE EGRESS, 19 LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED, 20 MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND, 21 WHEN DOES A CONVICTION NOT LAND YOU IN JAIL?, 22 TERM LIMITS, 23 THE PEASANTS ARE REVOLTING, 24 OUR BUSINESS IS RUBBISH, 25 DO NOT GIVE ANY MONEY TO SOLICITORS, 26 TRUST ME, I'M A DOCTOR, 27 BEAR WITH ME, 28 A BATHROOM WITHOUT A BATH, 29 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, 30 A FEW CONTRANYMS, 31 ALL THAT ALGEBRA, 32 ENVOI,Glossary, References, English Word Index, Subject and Name Index.