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A Word a Day : A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English by Anu Garg (2002, Trade Paperback)

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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 Praise for A Word a Day ""AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel) to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens."" -John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary ""A banquet of words Feast and be nourished "" -Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language Written by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from ""Portmanteaux"" to ""Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective."" each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating and hilarious commentaries by A Word A Day subscribers and the authors.

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Publisher
Wiley & Sons CA, The Limited, John
ISBN-10
0471230324
ISBN-13
9780471230328
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2355854

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Author
Anu Garg
Publication Name
Word a Day : a Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
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Not Available
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz

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Garg, Suti
Lc Classification Number
Pe1449.G335 2002
Reviews
"...Uncommon English words to enrich your vocabulary..." (India Today, 7 July 2003) "Anu and Stuti 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 authors of Word Court "AWADies will be familiar with Anu and Stuti Garg s refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel), to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens." -John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary "A banquet of words! Feast and be nourished!" -Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language
Table of Content
Introduction.1. Animal Words.2. Latin Terms.3. Words to Describe People I.4. Lesser-Known Counterparts of Everyday Words.5. Words for Odds and Ends.6. Reduplicatives.7. Discover the Theme I.8. Gender-Specific Nouns.9. Verbs.10. Coined Words I.11. Back-Formations.12. Portmanteaux.13. Short Words.14. Words That Make Spell-Checker Ineffective.15. Names for Things.16. Words Formed by Metathesis.17. Words Not to Put On Your Resume.18. A Verbal Zoo.19. Words From Medicine.20. Semordnilap.21. Words With Color as Metaphor.22. Words that Make One Say, "I Didn't Know there was a Word for That!"23. Wordpix I.24. Wordpix II.25. Wordpix III.26. Words with Offbeat Pluralizations.27. Words about Relations.28. Collective Nouns.29. Positive Words.30. Discover the Theme II.31. Lesser-Known Synonyms of Everyday Words.32. Words from Speeches.33. Words That Contain the Vowels AEIOU Once and Only Once.34. Coined Words II.35. English as a Global Language.36. Eponyms.37. Words about Words I.38. Uncommon Words with Common Suffixes.39. Words to Describe People II.40. Ordinal Words.41. Words for Odds and Ends.42. Red-Herring Words.43. Discover the Theme III.44. Newer Words in the Oxford English Dictionary.45. War of Words and Words of War.46. Words for Physical Characteristics Used to Describe People Figuratively.47. Words Evolved from Folk Etymologies.48. Words about Words II.49. Words Formed Using Combining Forms.50. Words Formed Using Combining Forms.51. Words for Body Parts That Are Used Metaphorically.52. Red-Herring Words Revisited.53. Words from Natures Oeuvre.54. Words about People Who Love Books.55. Mondegreens and Other Linguistic Faux Pas.57. Answers to the "Discover the Theme" Chapters.Bibliography.Index of Words.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Vocabulary, Communication Studies, Alphabets & Writing Systems, Word Lists
Lccn
2002-032388
Dewey Decimal
428.1
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines

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