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A WORD A DAY
A ROMP THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST UNUSUAL AND INTRIGUING WORDS IN ENGLISH |
| By: |
Anu Garg, Suti Garg |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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£7.36 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0471230324 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780471230328 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
12 November, 2002 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Offers 250 words from the founders of the world's No 1 word-lovers' Web site. This collection of English words is useful for writers, scholars, and crossword puzzlers. It is organized around weekly themes, and offers readers a different word for each day of the week in various categories. |
| Synopsis: |
This is a romp through more than 250 obscure, abstruse, wacky, and wonderful words from the founders of the world's no. 1 word-lovers' Web site. Written by the founders of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site and daily e-mail (500,000 subscribers, worldwide), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words is a must-have for writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. Like their e-mails, the book is organized around weekly themes and offers readers a different word for each day of the week in categories ranging from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make Spell-Checker Ineffective." Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, and many entries feature fascinating and amusing commentaries by A.W.A.D. subscribers and the authors. Representing fifty-five weeks worth of words, the 273 words compiled in "A Word A Day" includes some of the most popular weekly themes that have appeared on the Web site since its founding in 1994. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
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