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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... and Other Acts of Word Magic Richard Lederer. To my agent , Robin Rue , for helping me to live the life that has brought forth this book This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments Introduction XV Xiii.
... 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 Lex of Confessions of a Verbivore Add Wealth to Your.
... live elsewhere , so certain areas of the dessert are cultivated by irrigation . Ancient Egyptian women wore a calasiris , a loose - fitting garment which started just be- low the breasts which hung to the floor . The Bible is full of ...
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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 |