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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... person walks through a field with eyes peeled for four - leaf clovers , blooper snoopers trek through newspapers , magazines , and books looking for petty crimes and misdemeanors against our language . Many of these verbal hunter ...
... person who speaks two languages ? Bilingual . And what do you call a person who speaks one lan- guage ? American . In other words , I commend our foreign friends for making the effort at elegant expression in English . I know that their ...
... desk . • In a Yugoslavian hotel : The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid . • In a Tokyo hotel : Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please . If you are not person to do such 23 LOST IN TRANSLATION.
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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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Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic Richard Lederer Обмежений попередній перегляд - 2007 |