A Word On Words

Author : Joseph Piercy
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781789291674

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A Word a Day by Joseph Piercy Pdf

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia. It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate? Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose - in case you were wondering .). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia. A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language lovers - delve in and enhance your vocabulary.

Author : Yee-Lum Mak
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781452163116

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Other-Wordly by Yee-Lum Mak Pdf

Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible ebook for lovers of words and those lost for words alike.

Author : Vivian Cook
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847653192

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It's All in a Word by Vivian Cook Pdf

Cross words, crass words, kind words, bad words, first words, rude words, new words, weazel words, teen words, rap words, power words, colour words, Indian words, Brit words, Blairwords, war words, ad words, p-c words, borrowed words, Shakespeare's amazing words, false words, fine words, wine words, American words, name words, last words, even lost for words - this book has them all. Vivian Cook takes us on a series of excursions down the curious byways of word history and meaning, mingling the fare with games, lists, tests, and quotes. Discover the theojollylogical joys of infixation. Find out if you're a charva, what it means to be nithered, and how to hoy. Delve into the hidden nature of words. Consider how they're born, why they change, and how they die. Learn about the words that are never spoken and others that don't get written. Here's a book overflowing with words and about every kind and variety of word. It offers an irresistible cornucopia of information and entertainment.

Author : Anu Garg
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781118039687

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A Word A Day by Anu Garg Pdf

"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!" -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.

Author : Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0547350252

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100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know by Editors of the American Heritage Di Pdf

100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know is the perfect book for people who enjoy reading about words that have absorbing histories, intriguing coinages, surprising but useful meanings, or have been used by famous writers throughout the history of English. Many of these 100 words are accompanied by notes that explain in detail the path the word has undertaken, providing useful etymological information about how the usage of a word develops over time. Additionally, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know features scores of quotations from authors including Henry James, Jane Austen, Sylvia Plath, William Golding, Douglas Coupland, and Donna Tartt. A great gift for anyone who appreciates the beauty, history, and depth of the English language, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know will appeal to all who are avid readers and take pride in a vibrant, active vocabulary.

Author : Jeffrey Kacirk
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780743214940

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The Word Museum by Jeffrey Kacirk Pdf

ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.

Author : Jamie Sumner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534457027

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Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down. Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only hear the fear in her own voice. She’s never liked crowds or loud noises or even high fives; in fact, she’s terrified of them, which makes her pretty sure there’s something wrong with her. When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate the mother-daughter duo. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she’s ever known. With help from an outgoing new friend, her aunt and uncle, and the school counselor, she begins to see things differently. A sensory processing disorder isn’t something to be ashamed of, and music might just be the thing that saves Lou—and maybe her mom, too.

Author : Fraih Solaiman
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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100 Common English Words That Have Different Meanings by Fraih Solaiman Pdf

This book is dealing with common English words that have different meanings. A certain word may have a certain meaning in a specific context,then the same word has a different meaning in another context.

Author : Barbara Wallraff
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780061758706

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Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff Pdf

Despite the many thousands of dictionary words at our disposal, our language can be dismayingly inadequate. How many times have you searched for a word that means just what you want it to but failed to find anything suitable anywhere? Most of us, it turns out, lead lives rife with experiences, people, and things that have no names. At least, they lacked names until now. Word Fugitives comes to the rescue, supplying hundreds of inspired words coined or redefined to meet everyday needs. For instance, wouldn't it be handy to have a word for the momentary confusion people experience when they hear a cell phone ringing and wonder whether it's theirs? (How about fauxcellarm, phonundrum, or pandephonium?) Or what about a word for offspring who are adults? (Try unchildren or offsprung.) Or a word for the irrational fear when you're throwing a party that no one will show up? (That might be guestlessness, empty-fest syndrome, or fete-alism.) This mind- and vocabulary-expanding book grew out -- way out -- of Barbara Wallraff's popular column in The Atlantic Monthly. Brimming with irresistible diversions and pop quizzes; illuminated by contributions and commentary from authors, linguists, and leading language authorities; and enlivened by pleas for help from people whose words have yet to be found, Word Fugitives will captivate and inspire anyone who ever struggles to describe the world that he or she, or they, or thon (thon? see page 141) lives in.

Author : Jess Zafarris
Publisher : Rockridge Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1646112598

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Once Upon a Word by Jess Zafarris Pdf

Where do words come from?--Learning new words by understanding their stories The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. Once Upon a Word is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word-origin stories. With this dictionary for kids, you can understand the history and meaning of English words, improve your vocabulary and spelling, and learn to play with language. Explore how weird words like gnome, fun words like zombie, and common words like caterpillar came to exist. Discover why some words sound funnier than others (like cackle, sizzle, and twang) and why some groups of words start with the same few letters (like hydrate, hydrogen, and fire hydrant). In this dictionary for kids, there's a whole world of English words to uncover! This unique dictionary for kids includes: Roots & branches--Learn about the building blocks that make up words, called roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Kid-friendly definitions--Look up definitions designed for your reading level in this dictionary for kids. Word snack--Find out where your favorite food words got their start, from bacon to marshmallow, spaghetti, yogurt, and beyond. See how the English language evolved--from its beginnings to today--with this colorful dictionary for kids.

Author : John R. Dallas, Jr.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781105305207

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We Need to Have a Word: Words of Wisdom, Courage and Patience for Work, Home and Everywhere by John R. Dallas, Jr. Pdf

We Need to Have a Word, Words of Wisdom Courage and Patience for Work, Home and Everywhere by John R. Dallas, Jr., is written and designed as a week-by-week reader. The 438-page volume contains 52 letters to readers for a full year of rapid immersion with high-impact key words. Personal purpose, passion and potential to be found within selected evocative words are honored as valuable buried treasure. Toward work-life alignment goals and objectives, the book leads readers to find themselves shining within the complexity and brilliance of 52 word gemstones. These are words to be. These words are action. These words support work-life alignment. From conference tables to kitchen tables, and from war rooms to locker rooms, these are words to support readers to dig, drill and think deeper so each person will reach, climb and stand higher. These are grown-up words for leaders of all ages. Some eager readers enjoy reading cover-to-cover, then again reading week-by-week for a full year of building value word-by-word.

Author : Howard Rheingold
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1889330469

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They Have a Word for it by Howard Rheingold Pdf

They Have a Word for It takes the reader to the far corners of the globe to discover words and phrases for which there are not equivalents in English. From the North Pole to New Guinea, from Easter Island to Tibet, Howard Rheingold explores more than forty familiar and obscure languages to discover genuinely useful (rather than simply odd) words that can open up new ways of understanding and experiencing life. --Sarabande Books.

Author : Selina Young
Publisher : Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Picture books
ISBN : 0385326831

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My Favorite Word Book by Selina Young Pdf

Labelled illustrations provide hundreds of words relating to things commonly found in a child's world.

Author : John Camden Hotten
Publisher : London : Chatto and Windus
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : English language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004988478

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The Slang Dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten Pdf

Author : Katherine Barber
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101201237

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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs by Katherine Barber Pdf

A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of style With the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of the most common words and phrases in the English language. Who knew that "travel" is derived from an instrument of torture? That "tragedy" originally had something to do with goats? That "glamour" and "grammar" started out as the same word? Katherine Barber's captivating collection is organized by season, so readers can open to Valentine's Day to learn about the origins of "passion fruit" or flip to Thanksgiving to find out why there aren't any turkeys in Turkey. An irresistible blend of entertainment and enlightenment, this delightful book will captivate the word lover in all of us.