Weird and Wonderful Words - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Erin McKean, Roz Chast, Simon WinchesterPublish date:2002-10-24Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195159059ISBN-10:195159055UPC:9780195159059Book Category:Reference, Humor, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Word Lists, Spelling & VocabularySize:8.68 x 5.48 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.74Product ID:SCHFPGW68Z
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's 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195159059ISBN-10:195159055UPC:9780195159059Book Category:Reference, Humor, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Word Lists, Spelling & VocabularySize:8.68 x 5.48 x 0.66 inchesWeight:0.74Product ID:SCHFPGW68Z
Erin McKean is the Senior Editor for the Oxford University Press North American Dictionary Program and the Editor of Verbatim magazine.
Roz Chast is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker and the author of more than five books of cartoons.
Roz Chast is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker and the author of more than five books of cartoons.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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