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“…Uncommon English words to enrich your vocabulary…” (India Today, 7 July 2003)
The Observer, 19 January 2003
"..has been the number one bestseller on amazon.com and the subject of surprisingly emotive feedback..."
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I have always had a fascination with where words come from and how they are formed, and this book provided me with a veritable feast of new words.
Anu Garg writes with a lovely sense of humour as well, and brings out some wonderful quotes to give examples of how the words are generally used.
If you like words, would like to add some new ones to your vocabulary and find out the background to a few of the ones that you are already familiar with, this book is a real treat.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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As fascinated as I am with all word books, I wish someone had bothered to point out it is written and published in America - ergo many words in the normal text are spelt (to we English) incorrectly! I would have preferred to buy a similar book written by an English person.
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I bought this book for a friend who likes words.I own the book myself and thought that she would enjoy it.Its a delightful book to pick up at odd moments.
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