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Shocking origins! Altered meanings! Wild abuses of language! Who knew English was so full of fascinating surprises? For word lovers, these quizzes and games by Mensa member extraordinaire Dr. Abbie Salny will be a pure delight...and illuminating, too. She delves into the sometimes-unexpected etymology of a variety of words and reveals how they came to have their present meanings, examines derivations, and analyzes the frequently misunderstood, mispronounced, and misused. Then, she gathers them all in to brain-teasing puzzles designed to test and improve the solver’s vocabulary. For anyone seeking a bon mot or le mot juste, here’s the place to find it!

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Tests one's knowledge concerning the origins of English words, cooking terms, foreign phrases, and commonly misused words, and offers riddles and other word games.

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  • PublisherBbs Pub Corp
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 1578660823
  • ISBN 13 9781578660827
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