| The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language Contributor(s): Forsyth, Mark (Author), Hagen, Don (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1469090929 ISBN-13: 9781469090924 Publisher: Gildan Media Corporation OUR PRICE: $25.18 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Reference - Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary - Reference | Word Lists |
| Dewey: 420.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 5.7" (0.35 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, The Etymologicon, comes a book of weird words for familiar situations. From ante-jentacular to snudge by way of quafftide and wamblecropt, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hagen, Don: - Don Hagen has been behind the microphone since fifth grade. He is a nine-time winner of the Peer Award for narration/voice-over and twice winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award. He has also been heard in radio and television commercials and documentaries. In addition to his freelance voice work, he is a member of the audiobook narration team at the Library of Congress. Forsyth, Mark: -Mark Forsyth is a writer, journalist, proofreader, ghostwriter, and pedant. He was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. Forsyth is the creator of The Inky Fool, a blog about words, phrases, grammar, rhetoric, and prose. He lives in the United Kingdom. |