Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
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.
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Book details
- Author
- Anu Garg
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 244
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Word Lists
Language Arts & Disciplines › Communication Studies
Language Arts & Disciplines › Alphabets & Writing Systems - Topics
- unusual words · etymology · English language · vocabulary · word origins · linguistics · word play
- ISBN-13
- 9780471718451 (Paperback)9781620455432 (Hardcover)
About the author
ANU GARG is the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community of English language enthusiasts spanning more than 170 countries, which he has maintained since 1994. His books include Another Word A Day and A Word A Day, both national bestsellers.
Garg holds a BTech in Computer Science from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute and a master’s degree in computer science from Case Western Reserve University. He has worked as a computer scientist at AT&T and has been a columnist for MSN Encarta and Kahani magazine.
When he’s not writing, Garg works as a software engineer and speaker. His books draw on his deep engagement with the English language and its global community of enthusiasts.
Anu lives in the Seattle area.