If you never thought that language could provide hours of entertainment, these "games" will definitely change your mind -- and sharpen your brain! There's the most unusual Lexicon ever, with almost no definitions, but lots of unusual facts about each word's structure -- including which common word is the most difficult to spell. And delve into fun sidebars that explain surprising aspects of language from "Pronunciation Variants" to ways you can use the same word several times in a single sentence.
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3000+ word records, 38 tables, 11 articles, glossary.
This book contains many never-before-published word records (e.g., "eunoia," the shortest word containing all the vowels) including pronunciation, etymology and meaning records; definitions of uncommon record-holding words; a taxonomy of wordplay; articles (e.g., "Words Ending in -Gry"); a glossary of wordplay terms; illustrations; and an index.
This book contains many never-before-published word records (e.g., "eunoia," the shortest word containing all the vowels) including pronunciation, etymology and meaning records; definitions of uncommon record-holding words; a taxonomy of wordplay; articles (e.g., "Words Ending in -Gry"); a glossary of wordplay terms; illustrations; and an index.
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A must for any Word or puzzle fan!
22 Nov 1999
By Sen Peng Eu
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This book worths 6 stars. It contains a glossary of "special" words and interesting charts of words, in the puzzle and the-word-it-self sense. For example, what is the longest common word containing most consecutive letters in the alphabet after letter c? You can look up the glossary and find the answer is "disenfranchising" What word repeats most s's? the answer is possessionlessnesses. For a word or a puzzle fan, this is a must. For common readers, even merely skip some pages, you can wonder at so many words with its special property.
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Very interesting.
5 Oct 2012
By Rhoda Blaauw
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I had expected this book to be a tad different than it actually is. However, it is very interesting, and gave me a lot of new things to read & think about. There is a lot more to words than one expects in this book. I like the book, but it is not a simple game book. You may have to take some time to study & think about it first. If you do use it for fun, it should prove interesting & educating.
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