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PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-100684857618
ISBN-139780684857619
eBay Product ID (ePID)1694921
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWord Museum : the Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
Publication Year2000
SubjectVocabulary, General, Linguistics / Etymology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorJeffrey Kacirk
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-030098
ReviewsJustin Kaplan and Anne Bernaysauthors of The Language of Names It's an absolutely delicious book, a ten-course banquet for anyone with an appetite for words, dictionary games, and just plain fun., Barbara Wallraffauthor of Word Court What fun The Word Museum is. It is a bouffage -- an absolute yeepsen -- for word-peckers, and that's no scaum., Barbara Wallraff author of Word Court What fun The Word Museum is. It is a bouffage -- an absolute yeepsen -- for word-peckers, and that's no scaum., Richard Lederer author of Crazy English Through the wabe of The Word Museum gyre and gimble some of the most abracadabrant creations of our word-bethumped English language. You'll be a more verbivorous human being after you take this tour., Richard Ledererauthor of Crazy English Through the wabe of The Word Museum gyre and gimble some of the most abracadabrant creations of our word-bethumped English language. You'll be a more verbivorous human being after you take this tour., Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays authors of The Language of Names It's an absolutely delicious book, a ten-course banquet for anyone with an appetite for words, dictionary games, and just plain fun.
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SynopsisENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSYAs the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author ofForgotten Englishcomes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations,The Word Museumoffers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words., ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.
LC Classification NumberPE1667.K34 2000
