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.
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'Delightfully eclectic', 'browsable treat', 'serious study', 'brilliant gift idea', things all said of Vivian Cook's last best-seller, apply equally to his hugely rich and educative new book on the pleasure of words
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The bestselling author of Accomodating Brocoli in the Cemetary offers another irresistible mix of information, curiosity, and fun. Cross words, crass words, kind words, bad words, first words, new words, weazel words, colour words, Indian words, Brit words, Blairwords, p-c words, borrowed words, Shakespeare's amazing words, false words, fine words, wine words, American words, name words, even lost for words - this book has them all. Vivian Cook takes us on a series of excursions into the history, meanings, uses and abuses of words. He considers how we learn them at different stages of life, and mingles 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 and change, and why they die. Learn about the words that don't get spoken and discover others that are never written. Here's a book overflowing with words and telling us about every kind and variety of word.
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By F. Mullaney
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if you like the spoken word then this book is a must. it a literary masterpiece of interesting facts and words.
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I bought this book as a stocking filler for my brother who lives in Germany and teaches English as a global lanquage to mature students. He is always looking for meanings to the language and this was a huge success.
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