| Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words That Are Fun to Say Contributor(s): Wordnik (Author) |
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ISBN: 1449401406 ISBN-13: 9781449401405 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Word Lists |
| Dewey: 428 |
| LCCN: 2010934823 |
| Series: Pocket Posh |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4" W x 6" (0.30 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fancy little package for true word lovers. This utterly debatable list will be a conversation starter and a very entertaining book to carry around. We've taken our million-selling Pocket Posh (R) format (over 1.5 million copies in print) and packed this pretty purse-sized book with 120 words that are truly fun to say, words such as discombobulated, lagniappe, onomatopoeia, and baba ganoush. From absquatulate to zoilist to words found in between (such as hullabaloo, phantasmagorical, and obstreperous), Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words That Are Fun to Say offers a list of smile-inducing words that will raise everyone's spirits along with their word power. This Pocket Posh Word Power collection promises a gargantuan vocabulary boost inside an effortlessly portable, ergonomic package that features fun cover embellishments, an elastic band closure, and a convenient lay-flat binding. In addition, each entry provides pronunciation, part of speech, definition, usage in a sentence, and etymology information. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wordnik: - Wordnik is a place for all the words, and everything known about them. Their goal is to show you as much information as possible, as fast as they can find it, for every word in English, and to give you a place where you can make your own opinions about words known. Traditional dictionaries make you wait until they've found what they consider to be "enough" information about a word before they will show it to you. Wordnik knows you don't want to wait. Before founding Wordnik, Erin McKean edited The New Oxford American Dictionary. She continues to serve as the editor of the language quarterly Verbatim and is the author of multiple books, including That's Amore and the entire Weird and Wonderful Words series. She maintains multiple blogs, including "A Dress a Day" and "Dictionary Evangelist." "Ms. McKean is part of the next wave of top lexicographers who have already or may soon take over guardianship of the nation's language, and who disprove Samuel Johnson's definition of a lexicographer as 'a harmless drudge.'" --The New York Times |