A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
Language: English
Published by Trade Paper Press, 2002
- First Edition
- Softcover
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Words are fun and they have a fascinating history.
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- Title
- A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
- Author
- Anu Garg; Stuti Garg
- Publisher
- Trade Paper Press
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471230324
- ISBN 13
- 9780471230328
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 245 grams
- Seller catalogs
- Writing
–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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About the Author
STUTI GARG is an entrepreneur and a founder of Namix, a trademark and naming solutions company. Anu and Stuti Garg live in Seattle.
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Pippa's Place
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I have been a book lover for many years and enjoyed collecting books as a hobby. But downsizing has meant a re-think of my library and I've decided to sell my books. It breaks my heart to part with some of these, but I don't expect my children or grandchildren to feel the same way about these books as I do. I am also an author, and write as Pippa Kay. I have published three books, and was excited to win the Society of Women Writers NSW Fiction Award a collection of short stories called, Keeping it in the Family in 2018. …
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