| There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent Guide to Life Revised & Updat Edition Contributor(s): Elster, Charles Harrington (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416510869 ISBN-13: 9781416510864 Publisher: Pocket Books OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2005 Annotation: Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in "acokoinonia" (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a "philodox" (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent "matutolypea" (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Presented with panache by the language connoisseur whom William Safire calls "ek-STROR-di-ner-ee," "There's a Word for It" will add a dash of wit to your daily life -- lest anyone mistake you for a "sumph" (stupid oaf) or "fritlag" (a good-for-nothing).
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Reference - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Language Arts & Disciplines | Lexicography |
| Dewey: 422 |
| LCCN: 2005281522 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.84" W x 8.44" (0.56 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Presented with panache by the language connoisseur whom William Safire calls ek-STROR-di-ner-ee, There's a Word for It will add a dash of wit to your daily life -- lest anyone mistake you for a sumph (stupid oaf) or fritlag (a good-for-nothing). |
Contributor Bio(s): Elster, Charles Harrington: - Charles Harrington Elster is the author of The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, Verbal Advantage, and other books about words. He is a guest contributor to The New York Times Magazine's "On Language" column and has been a commentator on hundreds of radio shows. |