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Endangered words : a collec...
"When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans respond to it in the same way that they respond to a beautiful melody. They smile. They nod their heads. They tell others of their discovery." So says Simon Hertnon in his introduction to Endangered Words, and after wrapping your tongue around the lexical rarities he offers up to his readers, you'll have to agree! Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected rarities, and, in a virtuoso display of concinnity and logodaedaly, breathes life into them with his lucid descriptions of their meaning and engaging examples of their usage. Thanks to Endangered Words, you no longer have to be at a loss for words or reach for the clichéd and commonplace. The English language is brimming with ambrosial alternatives, and this compendium offers the cream of the crop. Filled with words to be treasured for their elegant precision, from anacampserote to sprezzatura to zemblanity, Endangered Words is the perfect handbook for writers, an excellent resource for communicators, and an entertaining read for anyone with an appetite for the very brightest gems of the English language."--Publisher description
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monografia Rebiun37217906 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun37217906 m o d cr ||||||||||| 090209r20092008nyu ob 001 0 eng d 2009005224 9781602397125 pbk. ;) alk. paper) 1602397120 pbk. ;) alk. paper) 9781632204530 print) 1632204533 print) INARC eng rda INARC OCLCO OCLCL 428.1 22 Hertnon, Simon author From afterwit to zemblanity Endangered words a collection of rare gems for word lovers Simon Hertnon New York, NY Skyhorse Publishing [2009] New York, NY New York, NY Skyhorse Publishing 1 online resource (223 pages) 1 online resource (223 pages) Text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Originally published: From afterwit to zemblanity. Auckland : New Holland Publishers, 2008 Includes bibliographical references and index "When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans respond to it in the same way that they respond to a beautiful melody. They smile. They nod their heads. They tell others of their discovery." So says Simon Hertnon in his introduction to Endangered Words, and after wrapping your tongue around the lexical rarities he offers up to his readers, you'll have to agree! Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected rarities, and, in a virtuoso display of concinnity and logodaedaly, breathes life into them with his lucid descriptions of their meaning and engaging examples of their usage. Thanks to Endangered Words, you no longer have to be at a loss for words or reach for the clichéd and commonplace. The English language is brimming with ambrosial alternatives, and this compendium offers the cream of the crop. Filled with words to be treasured for their elegant precision, from anacampserote to sprezzatura to zemblanity, Endangered Words is the perfect handbook for writers, an excellent resource for communicators, and an entertaining read for anyone with an appetite for the very brightest gems of the English language."--Publisher description Vocabulary English language- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc REFERENCE / Word Lists. English language. Vocabulary. controlled vocabularies. Controlled vocabularies. Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. Controlled vocabularies. Vocabulaires contrôlés.