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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... Foxen in the Henhice 124 129 A Uni - Verse of Language The Write Way * 139 Literature Lives ! 141 Still Hot off the Press 148 A Man of Fire - New Words Writing Is ... 164 153 How I Write 166 Cut the Verbal Fat 170 On Your Marks ! 174 ...
... Foxen in the Henhice , " and " A Uni - Verse of Language " from Crazy English ( 1989 ) ; “ Cut the Verbal Fat " from The Write Way ( 1995 ) , with Richard Dowis ; and “ Inky Pinky " from The Play of Words ( 1990 ) . Wyrick & Company ...
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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 |