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- catalog abstract ""Following the smash hit Weird and Wonderful Words, editor Erin McKean has dug deeper into forgotten corners of the dictionary, gathering both the most spectacular old and the most impressive new words. The result is more than four hundred prime specimens (with pronunciations!), defined in a conversational style, and perfect for adding to your own collection of favorites." "Guaranteed to amuse and astonish, these words will satisfy logophiles everywhere. Accompanied by quirky and witty illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Danny Shanahan, More Weird and Wonderful Words features an essay on how to identify new weird and wonderful words, a guide to the best word websites, and an annotated bibliography of essential Oxford dictionaries."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12993075.
- catalog contributor b12993076.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Following the smash hit Weird and Wonderful Words, editor Erin McKean has dug deeper into forgotten corners of the dictionary, gathering both the most spectacular old and the most impressive new words. The result is more than four hundred prime specimens (with pronunciations!), defined in a conversational style, and perfect for adding to your own collection of favorites." "Guaranteed to amuse and astonish, these words will satisfy logophiles everywhere. Accompanied by quirky and witty illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Danny Shanahan, More Weird and Wonderful Words features an essay on how to identify new weird and wonderful words, a guide to the best word websites, and an annotated bibliography of essential Oxford dictionaries."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Finding New Weird and Wonderful Words 118 -- A Webliography of Weird and Wonderful Word Sites 123 -- The Logophile's Bibliography 127.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-130)".
- catalog extent "xiii, 130 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195170571 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "428.1 21".
- catalog subject "PE1449 .M625 2003".
- catalog subject "Vocabulary.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Finding New Weird and Wonderful Words 118 -- A Webliography of Weird and Wonderful Word Sites 123 -- The Logophile's Bibliography 127.".
- catalog title "More weird and wonderful words / edited by Erin McKean ; illustrations by Danny Shanahan ; with a foreword by Richard Lederer.".
- catalog type "text".