Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word MagicSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007 M04 1 - 272 pages 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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... asked me to gather a collection of my best and most pop- ular language pieces into this volume . They've also asked me to cobble an introduction to each chapter - thirty - four in all - so I'll keep this kickoff to the whole book short ...
... asked , " Do you spend all day reading newspapers , magazines , essays , and signs ? " Au contraire . I rely on the kindness of total strangers . Sure , I happen to happen on some items my- self : A student of mine actually did write ...
... asked , “ Am I brother's son ? " Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark . Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day and a ball of fire by night . my God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Mon- tezuma . Jacob , son of Isaac , stole his ...
... English saying into a translating computer . The machine was asked to translate the statement into Chinese , then into French , and finally back into English . The adage chosen was " Out of sight , out 22 Lost in Translation.
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Contents
The Loom of Language | 37 |
Crazy English | 99 |
The Write Way | 139 |
The Joys of Lex | 179 |
Making the Alphabet Dance | 219 |