There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent Guide to Life - Couverture souple

Elster, Charles Harrington

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1416510869 ISBN 13 : 9781416510864

Editeur : Gallery Books, 2005

Synopsis

Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Presented with panache by the language connoisseur whom William Safire calls "ek-STROR-di-ner-ee," There's a Word for It will add a dash of wit to your daily life -- lest anyone mistake you for a sumph (stupid oaf) or fritlag (a good-for-nothing).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Charles Harrington Elster is the author of The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, Verbal Advantage, and other books about words. He is a guest contributor to The New York Times Magazine's "On Language" column and has been a commentator on hundreds of radio shows.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gallery Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1416510869
• ISBN 13: 9781416510864
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Indigo Musikproduktion + Vertrieb GmbH; https://www.indigo.de; ; Schlachthofstr. 36a; Hamburg; 21079; Allemagne