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Totally Weird And Wonderful Words
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Author : Erin McKean
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-10-23
Totally Weird And Wonderful Words written by Erin McKean and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-23 with Reference categories.
Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots.
Weird And Wonderful Words
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Author : Erin McKean
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Weird And Wonderful Words written by Erin McKean and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Humor categories.
Weird and Wonderful Words is a pot-pourri, a gallimaufry, a salmagundi, a treasure trove of colourful, quirky, and unusual words. Containing hundreds of definitions written in a clear and conversational style and full-page illustrations which offer a whimsical and hilarious view of our glorious language. Amuse yourself and entertain your friends with your knowledge of who a snollygoster or a Funambulist may be, what a humdudgeon or a nubbingcheat was, or why you might want to engage in catopromancy.Appendices include a bibliography of Oxford dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots. The perfect stocking filler and gift book, Weird and Wonderful Words is sure to be a favourite of logophiles (word lovers) everywhere.
What Is English
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Author : Tim William Machan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013-08-22
What Is English written by Tim William Machan and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with History categories.
Tim Machan explores the nature of English present and past, and its role in shaping the identity of those who speak it. He pursues his object through episodes in its history around the globe, from Caxton to Churchill and from rural America to colonial Australia. This is a book for everyone interested in English and the role of language in society
The Completely Superior Person S Book Of Words
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Author : Peter Bowler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-26
The Completely Superior Person S Book Of Words written by Peter Bowler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons.' Peter Bowler's guides, as his thousands of fans worldwide already know, are witty, charming, and clever volumes that introduce weird and wonderful words. Now the three volumes are published in a collected edition for the first time to provide words to help you wriggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache. A picturesque panoply of words of which neither you nor anyone else has ever heard, Bowler provides not only an expanded range of words themselves, but also a genuine sense how to employ them to devastating effect. The Completely Superior Person's Book of Words is an arsenal of over a thousand sonifacient verbal weapons with which to verbigerate your friends and gorgonise your enemies.
Elderspeak
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Author : James L. Reynolds MD
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2014-01-08
Elderspeak written by James L. Reynolds MD and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-08 with Medical categories.
There are many words relating to old age, aging, and the elderly, and this compendium of words seeks to help you understand almost two thousand of them. Most of these words are unusual, rare, obsolete, archaic, wonderful, marvelous, arcane, and even preposterous. All of them apply to the aged, a group that makes up an increasing portion of the populationparticularly in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Here are just a few of the interesting words youll learn: Cenotaph: a monument erected as a memorial to a dead person or dead people buried elsewhere, especially those killed fighting a war Lethonomia: a tendency to forget, or inability to recall, names Oligoria: disinterest in former friends or hobbies Listed alphabetically with pronunciation keys, the words are categorized under forty-eight headings. For example, in the end-of-life category, youll find the word feuillemorte, which is the wan, yellow color of death. Under retirement, youll find ecesis, which is the acclimatization to retirement, and Opagefaengris, a prison for retired male criminals in Singen, Germany. Boost your vocabulary, indulge in a love of language, and improve the way you communicate with seniors and medical professionals. It starts with learning ElderSpeak.
The Secret Lives Of Dresses
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Author : Erin McKean
language : en
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Release Date : 2010-11-08
The Secret Lives Of Dresses written by Erin McKean and has been published by Hachette+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-08 with Fiction categories.
When her grandmother has a stroke, Dora returns to the small town where she grew up to take over her family's vintage clothing store -- and meets a handsome contractor. Is he interested in Dora? Or is he working from a different blueprint? Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, majoring in "vagueness studies," and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop and has a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. But just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store while her grandmother recovers -- andmeets Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad. The store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. But why has Mimi started writing down -- and giving away -- stories of the dresses in her shop? Amidst personal and professional turmoil, can Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour and her boring life for one she actually wants?
Copy Editor
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Copy Editor written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Copy editing categories.
The Doormat Of English
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Author : Hemant Katara
language : en
Publisher: BFC Publications
Release Date : 2021-08-28
The Doormat Of English written by Hemant Katara and has been published by BFC Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-28 with Fiction categories.
Reading a book is the best way of increasing vocabulary. The more you read, the better you speak. Reading helps in consolidating your understanding of grammar. The Doormate of English takes the reader on a ride of interesting, fun – filled and crazy side of English language. The book comprises of all the unusual topics of English and helps the readers in increasing their word power and skills. It makes you familiar with the foreign terms and foreign proverbs commonly used in English language. Tongue twisters will challenge you to try to say them at a fast pace and word pyramids will make you wonder about the magical side of English language. The book is filled with several other interesting topics like oxymorons, apheresis, pangrams, lipograms, palindromes, emordnilap, manias, phobias and many more. This book will make reading a fun exercise for the readers. It will help the readers in developing different perspective to English language and will provide them a lot of knowledge and information which can be really very beneficial for them. It will make you familiar with the words with only vowels to the longest English words. Readers will get to know about the major differences between the American and British English terms. Hopefully the books will help the readers in enhancing their language skills.
Ben Rothery S Weird And Wonderful Animals
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Author : Ben Rothery
language : en
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Release Date : 2024-02-15
Ben Rothery S Weird And Wonderful Animals written by Ben Rothery and has been published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A stunning visual exploration of what it takes to be counted among the weirdest, most incredible animals on Earth. From the bone-crunching bearded vulture to the venomous platypus, many of the creatures featured here are undeniably weird. But readers of this field guide-like picture book will learn that what makes an axolotl or flying snake so strange, to humans at least, is often exactly what helps it to survive in its habitat. Award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery's fact-filled book of the planet's weirdest, most wonderful creatures explores the scene.
Absurd Words
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Author : Tara Lazar
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2022-01-02
Absurd Words written by Tara Lazar and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Why use boring old words when you can expand and build your vocabulary—and have fun doing it! A user-friendly, engaging book about the power of words—perfect for educators, parents, and future word nerds. Build confidence and become a stronger reader, writer, and communicator! This fun and hilarious vocabulary builder: Includes over 750 high-level, wondrous, and wacky words! With sample sentences and word history that help new words make sense! Bright and fun illustrations make learning new words fun! Allows to search by category so new word choices are easy to find! Kids with strong vocabularies are better readers, better writers, and even feel more confident tackling math and science. When a kid wants to learn a new word, we often send them to the dictionary or a thesaurus. But dictionaries only work if you know exactly the word you want. This dictionary-thesaurus hybrid is organized by theme and puts words in context with fun, engaging and hilarious sentences, pictures, and fun facts. You'll learn what words mean and then actually use them!