Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word MagicSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 1 квіт. 2007 р. - 272 стор. After a multi-decade career of stimulating readers to appreciate and laugh at the glories and oddities of our English language, beloved language maven Richard Lederer has collected his very best and most popular pieces in Word Wizard. In this career-capping anthology the reader will find essays that enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone. |
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... king skilled at playing the liar . He fought with the Philatelists , a race of people who lived in Biblical times . Solomon , one of David's sons , had three hundred wives and seven hundred porcupines . The Greeks were a highly ...
... King Alfred conquered the Dames . King Arthur lived in the age of shivery , with brave knights on prancing horses and beautiful women . King Harold mustarded his troops before the Battle of Hastings . Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak ...
... king by attacking his manhood . Romeo and Juliet are an example of a heroic couplet . Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cer- vantes . He wrote Donkey Hote . The next great author was John Milton . Milton wrote Paradise ...
... King done come , Thy will be done , On earth as it is in heaven . Give us this day our jelly bread , And forgive us ... King Wences ' car backed out On a piece of Stephen . • Deck the halls with Buddy Holly . • We three kings of porridge ...
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The Loom of Language | 37 |
Crazy English | 99 |
The Write Way | 139 |
The Joys of Lex | 179 |
Making the Alphabet Dance | 219 |
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