Garg Anu
Garg Anu - Another Word A Day An All - New Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English - Paperback
Garg Anu - Another Word A Day An All - New Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English - Paperback
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Description: A smorgasbord of surprising obscure and exotic words In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day Anu Garg the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day website (wordsmith. org) presents an all - new collection of unusual intriguing words and real - life anecdotes that will thrill writers scholars and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness grandeur and fun and features new chapters ranging from " Words Formed Erroneously" and " Red - Herring Words" to " Kangaroo Words " " Discover the Theme " and " What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words including agelast dragoman mittimus nyctalopia quacksalver scission tattersall and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition etymology and usage example interspersed with illuminating quotations. Praise for A Word A Day" Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" Barbara Wallraff Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court" AW a Dies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories." John Simpson Chief Editor Oxford English Dictionary
Title: Another Word A Day An All - New Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English
Author(s): Garg Anu
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Barcode: 9780471718451
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2005
Category: Sociology & Anthropology
Description: A smorgasbord of surprising obscure and exotic words In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day Anu Garg the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day website (wordsmith. org) presents an all - new collection of unusual intriguing words and real - life anecdotes that will thrill writers scholars and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness grandeur and fun and features new chapters ranging from " Words Formed Erroneously" and " Red - Herring Words" to " Kangaroo Words " " Discover the Theme " and " What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words including agelast dragoman mittimus nyctalopia quacksalver scission tattersall and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition etymology and usage example interspersed with illuminating quotations. Praise for A Word A Day" Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" Barbara Wallraff Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court" AW a Dies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories." John Simpson Chief Editor Oxford English Dictionary
Title: Another Word A Day An All - New Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English
Author(s): Garg Anu
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Barcode: 9780471718451
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2005
Category: Sociology & Anthropology
