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Another word a day : an all-new romp through some of the most unusual and intriguing words in English
Garg, Anu · Hoboken, N.J : John Wiley, 2006
- Nhà xuất bản
- Hoboken, N.J : John Wiley, 2006
- Mô tả vật lý
- 226 trang
- ISBN
- 0471718459 (pbk. : alk. paper);9780471718451 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Phân loại Dewey
- 428.1
- Ngôn ngữ
- Tiếng Anh
Tóm tắt nội dung
"In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from "Words Formed Erroneously" and "Red-Herring Words" to "Kangaroo Words," "Discover the Theme," and "What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
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| 001Số kiểm soát | 20645 |
| 003Mã cơ quan gán số kiểm soát | OCoLC |
| 005Ngày và thời gian giao dịch lần cuối với biểu ghi | 20/06/2007 · 01:27 |
| 008Các yếu tố dữ liệu có độ dài cố định | 050215s2006 nju b 001 0 eng |
| 010Số kiểm soát của thư viện quốc hội hoa kỳ | 2005004284 |
| 020Số sách chuẩn quốc tế ISBN |
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| 040Cơ quan tạo biểu ghi biên mục gốc |
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| 041Mã ngôn ngữ | eng |
| 050Ký hiệu xếp giá theo phân loại thư viện quốc hội hoa kỳ | PE1449 .G3345 2005 |
| 082Ký hiệu xếp giá theo phân loại thập phân dewey | 428.1 22 |
| 100Tiêu đề chính - Tên cá nhân | Garg, Anu. |
| 245Nhan đề chính | Another word a day : an all-new romp through some of the most unusual and intriguing words in English / Anu Garg. |
| 260Địa chỉ xuất bản, phát hành... (in ấn) | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, 2006 |
| 300Mô tả vật lý | xi, 226 p. ; 22 cm. |
| 504Phụ chú thư mục v.v... | Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220) and index. |
| 520Tóm tắt/chú giải | "In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual, intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers, scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and features new chapters ranging from "Words Formed Erroneously" and "Red-Herring Words" to "Kangaroo Words," "Discover the Theme," and "What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them, you'll find a treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast, dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall, and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET. |
| 650Tiêu đề bổ sung chủ đề - thuật ngữ chủ đề |
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| 999Bộ sưu tập | Tài liệu Download |
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