The Weird World of Words

The Weird World of Words
Author: Mitchell Symons
Publisher: Zest Books ™
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541582128

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Did you know that ‘Almost’ is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order ? Or that ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word you can type solely with your left hand? Or that fireflies aren’t actually flies, they’re beetles? From information about words and their uses, to useful lists of things you never knew had names, palindromes, famous lines from literature and film, bizarre test answers and more, The Weird World of Words is bursting with truly oddball facts about words and language—and will have you hooked from the very first page.

There Are Tittles in This Title

There Are Tittles in This Title
Author: Mitchell Symons
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2014-10-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 178243271X

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There Are Tittles in This Title is bursting with truly oddball facts about words and language - and will have you hooked from the very first page.

Wordcatcher

Wordcatcher
Author: Phil Cousineau
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2010-03-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1573445509

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Who knew that the great country of Canada is named for a mistake? How about "bedswerver," the best Elizabethan insult to hurl at a cheating boyfriend? By exploring the delightful back stories of the 250 words in Wordcatcher, readers are lured by language and entangled in etymologies. Author Phil Cousineau takes us on a tour into the obscure territory of word origins with great erudition and endearing curiosity. The English poet W. H. Auden was once asked to teach a poetry class, and when 200 students applied to study with him, he only had room for 20 of them. When asked how he chose his students, he said he picked the ones who actually loved words. So too, with this book — it takes a special wordcatcher to create a treasure chest of remarkable words and their origins, and any word lover will relish the stories that Cousineau has discovered.

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
Author: Erin McKean
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2006-10-23
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0199886032

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Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots.

More Weird and Wonderful Words

More Weird and Wonderful Words
Author: Erin McKean
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2003
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780195170573

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This title digs deep into forgotten corners of the dictionary, gathering both the most spectacular old and the most impressive new words. The result is more than 400 prime specimens with pronunciations, defined in a conversational style.

Say What?

Say What?
Author: Gena K. Gorrell
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0887768784

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Presents the history of the modern English language and how previous languages and civilizations influenced its development.

Weird in a World That's Not

Weird in a World That's Not
Author: Jennifer Romolini
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0062472755

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An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want—from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world. Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward twenty-seven-year-old misfit, navigated her way through New York media and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. Her book, Weird In A World That’s Not, asserts that being outside-the-norm and achieving real, high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if the perception of the business world often seems otherwise, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward. Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That’s Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that’s right for you, and get and keep a job. She tackles practical issues and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions: How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking? How do I deal with intense office politics? How do I leave my crappy job? How do I learn how to be a boss not just a #boss? And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am? Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That’s Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how offbeat you are.

The Weird

The Weird
Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 2482
Release: 2012-01-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466803193

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From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and twenty-first century literature. Exotic and esoteric, The Weird plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. You won't find any elves or wizards here...but you will find the biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled. The Weird features 110 stories by an all-star cast, from literary legends to international bestsellers to Booker Prize winners: including William Gibson, George R. R. Martin, Stephen King, Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Franz Kafka, China Miéville, Clive Barker, Haruki Murakami, M. R. James, Neil Gaiman, Mervyn Peake, and Michael Chabon. The Weird is the winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Other-Wordly

Other-Wordly
Author: Yee-Lum Mak
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2016-10-11
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1452163111

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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.

Weird and Wonderful World of Words

Weird and Wonderful World of Words
Author: Charles Hope
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2016-03-05
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9781742034034

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Words are wonderful. They can play tricks on the brain and trip up the tongue. They can be easy to spill yet difficult to spit out. They can cause magic and mayhem, pleasure and pain, and fun and frustration. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of words.