ISBN: b90aab445d250dcd895c2246fb213a09

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and… Meer...

A Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary, along with their meanings, origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia. It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25, 000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot ? and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25, 000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate?Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose ? in case you were wondering ?). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning, origin and sample usage in context, alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia. A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language lovers ? delve in and enhance your vocabulary. Michael O'Mara Communication Studies language book; vocabulary; grammar; syntax; grammar books; communication books; language development; vocab book; vocab building; word of the day; vocabulary ninja 9781789293647, AD,AE,AF,AG,AI,AL,AM,AQ,AR,AS,AT,AU,AU,AW,AZ,BA,BB,BD,BE,BF,BG,BH,BH,BI,BI,BJ,BJ,BL,BM,BN,BO,BR,BS,BT,BV,BW,BY,CA,CC,CC,CD,CF,CG,CG,CH,CI,CK,CL,CL,CM,CN,CN,CO,CO,CR,CS,CU,CV,CX,DE,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,EH,ER,ES,ES,ET,FI,FJ,FK,FM,FO,FR,FR,GA,GB,UK,GB, English Languages & Linguistics, Michael O'Mara<

2010, ISBN: b90aab445d250dcd895c2246fb213a09

"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!"-Barbara WallraffSenior Editor at The Atlantic Monthl… Meer...

"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!"-Barbara WallraffSenior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word CourtPraise for A Word a Day"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel) to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens."-John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary"A banquet of words! Feast and be nourished!"-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of LanguageWritten by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective." each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating and hilarious commentaries by A Word A Day subscribers and the authors., 2010<

ISBN: b90aab445d250dcd895c2246fb213a09

A Word A Day ab 14.99 € als epub eBook: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaften, … Meer...

A Word A Day ab 14.99 € als epub eBook: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaften, Medien > Bücher, A Word A Day - eBook als epub von Anu Garg - Turner Publishing Company - 9781118039687<

ISBN: b90aab445d250dcd895c2246fb213a09

A Word A Day ab 15.49 € als epub eBook: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaften, … Meer...

A Word A Day ab 15.49 € als epub eBook: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaften, Medien > Bücher, A Word A Day - eBook als epub von Anu Garg - Turner Publishing Company - 9781118039687<