Description
Turner Publishing Company Another Word A Day by Anu Garg
A smorgasbord of surprising obscure and exotic words
In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day Anu Garg the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org) presents an allnew collection of unusual intriguing words and reallife anecdotes that will thrill writers scholars and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness grandeur and fun and features new chapters ranging from Words Formed Erroneously and RedHerring Words to Kangaroo Words Discover the Theme and What Does That Company Name Mean? In them youll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words including agelast dragoman mittimus nyctalopia quacksalver scission tattersall and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition etymology and usage example interspersed with illuminating quotations.
Praise for a word a day
Anu Gargs many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last heres a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!
Barbara Wallraff Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court
AWADies will be familiar with Anu Gargs refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories.
John Simpson Chief Editor Oxford English Dictionary