Word Nerd: More than 17,000 Fascinating Facts about Words
- ISBN-10
- 1402248466
- ISBN-13
- 9781402248467
- Series
- Word Nerd
- Category
- Reference
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-06-01
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Author
- Barbara Kipfer
Description
Are You a Word Nerd? Did you know... --Only a human (not an animal or thing) is "able" to do something --The five on dice is called cinque --"K" for strike-out in baseball comes from the last letter of "struck" --To skice is to frisk about like squirrels in spring For word lovers everywhere, Word Nerd is a rich-and fun-compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words. Bestselling author Barbara Anne Kipfer has spent years compiling little known tidbits about common-and not so common-words in the English language. Filled with interesting information about words, sure to amaze and spark conversation, this incredible collection is perfect for the word nerd in each of us.
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